Where does “ਅਜ਼ਾਦ” come from?

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

ਅਜ਼ਾਦ (Punjabi): free, independent

Definitions

  1. free, independent

Ancestry of “ਅਜ਼ਾਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآزاد—
2Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
3Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
4Proto-Iranianāzāta-—

Words derived from “ਅਜ਼ਾਦ”

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