Where does “آزاد” come from?

آزاد (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ʾcʾt', from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian āzāta-.

آزاد (Persian): independent, unimpeded; liberal; free

Definitions

  1. independent, unimpeded; liberal; free

Ancestry of “آزاد”, step by step

آزاد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian ʾcʾt'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
2Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
3Proto-Iranianāzāta-—

via Middle Persian 𐭠𐭦𐭠𐭲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭠𐭦𐭠𐭲—

Words derived from “آزاد”

Every word from Proto-Iranian āzāta- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 →Every word from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' →