Where does “kediv” come from?

kediv (Romanian) comes from French khédive, from Ottoman Turkish خدیو, from Persian خدیو, from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥, from Bactrian χοαδηο — lord.

kediv (Romanian): khedive

Definitions

  1. khedive

Ancestry of “kediv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkhédive—
2Ottoman Turkishخدیوkhedive
3Persianخدیوlord, master, mighty ruler, king; khedive
4Middle Persian𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥—
5Bactrianχοαδηοlord
Every word from Bactrian χοαδηο →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥 →Every word from Persian خدیو →