Where does “خدیو” come from?

خدیو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian خدیو, from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥, from Bactrian χοαδηο — lord.

خدیو (Ottoman Turkish): khedive

Definitions

  1. khedive

Ancestry of “خدیو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخدیوlord, master, mighty ruler, king; khedive
2Middle Persian𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥—
3Bactrianχοαδηοlord

Words derived from “خدیو”

Every word from Bactrian χοαδηο →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥 →Every word from Persian خدیو →