Etymology

Khandud

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Today it means: A village in and the capital of Wakhan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Full definition →

Persian خندود ← Wakhi X̌əndыt ← Old Iranian
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  1. Old Iranian · derived from
  2. Wakhi · derived fromX̌əndыt
  3. Persian · borrowed fromخندود
  4. English todayKhandud

From Persian خندود (khandūd), from Wakhi X̌əndыt, ultimately derived from Old Iranian *xʷan-dāta- (“given by the Sun”).

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