Baghdad

From: Marc <marc.adler@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:55:02 -0700 (PDT)

Bernard Lewis mentions in his book, "The Middle East," that "Baghdad"
is a Farsi phrase meaning "god gave."

I can see the "dad" as "gave," but "bagh" as "god"? Is that related to
Russian "bog"?

Thanks,
Marc
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