Old Persian origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “the pleasant one”
Borrowed from Old Persian *Ādušyah (literally “the pleasant one”), cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬱 (zuš, “pleasant, elegant”).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: ἈδούσιοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: ἈδούσιοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: ἈδούσιοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

