Where does “Əzməmməd” come from?

Əzməmməd (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani Məmməd, from Persian ممد, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “Əzməmməd”, step by step

Əzməmməd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani Məmməd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AzerbaijaniMəmməd—
2Persianممد—
3Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
4Classical Persianجَان—
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Azerbaijani əziz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəzizdear
2Arabicعَزِيزdear; powerful, strong; dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →