Where does “Göyçay” come from?

Göyçay (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani çay, from Persian جای — place.

Ancestry of “Göyçay”, step by step

Göyçay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani çay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniçaytea; river
2Persianجایplace

via Proto-Indo-European goy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangoy-—
Every word from Persian جای →