Where does “اژدها” come from?

اژدها (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.

اژدها (Ottoman Turkish): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “اژدها”, step by step

اژدها traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian اژدها

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianاژدهاdragon
2Parthianaždahāk—
3Avestan𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀—

via Classical Persian اژدها

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاژدها—
2Middle Persianʾcydhʾk'—

via Classical Persian اَژْدِهَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاَژْدِهَا—

Words derived from “اژدها”

Every word from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 →Every word from Parthian aždahāk →Every word from Persian اژدها →