Where does “qəhrəman” come from?

qəhrəman (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian قهرمان, from Persian کهرمان, from Middle Persian kʾlplmʾn, from Old Median karhramāna-.

qəhrəman (Azerbaijani): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “qəhrəman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقهرمانchampion; hero; protagonist
2Persianکهرمان—
3Middle Persiankʾlplmʾnoverseer, manager
4Old Mediankarhramāna-—
Every word from Old Median karhramāna- →Every word from Middle Persian kʾlplmʾn →Every word from Persian کهرمان →