Where does “خدای” come from?

خدای (Pashto) comes from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā — lord, sovereign, king.

خدای (Pashto): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “خدای”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخدای—
2Middle Persianhwtʾylord
3Proto-Iranian*hwatā́wHālord, sovereign, king
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā →Every word from Middle Persian hwtʾy →Every word from Classical Persian خدای →