Where does “خدا” come from?
خدا (Persian) comes from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā.
خدا (Persian): God, god; lord; patron
Ancestry of “خدا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | خدای | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hwtʾy | lord |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *hwatā́wHā | — |