Where does “آزاد کشمیر” come from?

آزاد کشمیر (Urdu) comes from Urdu کشمیر, from Classical Persian کشمیر, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

Ancestry of “آزاد کشمیر”, step by step

آزاد کشمیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu کشمیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduکشمیرKashmir
2Classical Persianکشمیر—
3Sanskritकश्मीर—
4Sanskritकश्यपमीरKashmir
5Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
6Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle

via Urdu آزاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآزادfree; independent; unrestrained
2Classical Persianآزَاد—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →