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Where does “میرزا” come from?

میرزا (Persian) comes from Persian میرزاد, from Persian زادن, from Middle Persian zādan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

میرزا (Persian): Mirza; mirza, clerk

Definitions

  1. Mirza; mirza, clerk

Ancestry of “میرزا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیرزاد—
2Persianزادنto give birth
3Middle Persianzādan—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “میرزا”

  • mirza
  • мырҙа
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