Where does “aždava” come from?
aždava (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اژدها, from Persian اژدها, from Parthian aždahāk, from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀.
aždava (Serbo-Croatian): dragon
Definitions
- dragon
Ancestry of “aždava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اژدها | dragon |
| 2 | Persian | اژدها | dragon |
| 3 | Parthian | aždahāk | — |
| 4 | Avestan | 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 | — |