Where does “چندخدایی” come from?

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

چندخدایی (Persian): polytheism

Definitions

  1. polytheism

Ancestry of “چندخدایی”, step by step

چندخدایی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خدا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخداGod, god; lord; patron
2Classical Persianخدای—
3Middle Persianhwtʾylord
4Proto-Iranian*hwatā́wHālord, sovereign, king

via Persian چند

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچندa few, several; how many, how much
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭭𐭣—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā →Every word from Middle Persian hwtʾy →Every word from Classical Persian خدای →