Where does “ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਖਿਆਲ” come from?

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

ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਖਿਆਲ (Punjabi): freethinking

Definitions

  1. freethinking

Ancestry of “ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਖਿਆਲ”, step by step

ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਖਿਆਲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਅਜ਼ਾਦ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਅਜ਼ਾਦfree, independent
2Classical Persianآزاد—
3Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
4Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
5Proto-Iranianāzāta-—

via Punjabi ਖਿਆਲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਖਿਆਲthought, idea
2Classical Persianخیال—
3Arabicخَيَالimagination; fiction; imagination
Every word from Proto-Iranian āzāta- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 →Every word from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' →