Where does “Məmməd” come from?

Məmməd (Azerbaijani) comes 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 “Məmməd”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	ممد	—
2	Arabic	مُحَمَّد	praised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
3	Classical Persian	جَان	—
4	Middle Persian	𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗	—
5	Proto-Iranian	*wyaHnáH	—
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wyaHnás	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enh₁‑	to breathe

Words derived from “Məmməd”

Məmmədov
Məmmədova
Əzməmməd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →