Where does “آذَرْبَایْجَان” come from?
آذَرْبَایْجَان (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان, from Persian آذربادگان.
Ancestry of “آذَرْبَایْجَان”, step by step
آذَرْبَایْجَان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَذَرْبَيْجَان | — |
| 2 | Persian | آذربادگان | — |
via Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | ʾtwrpʾtkʾn | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | *Ātr̥pātah | — |