Where does “Aliyev” come from?
Aliyev (English) comes from Azerbaijani Əliyev, from Azerbaijani -yev, from Russian -ёв, from Proto-Slavic *-evъ.
Ancestry of “Aliyev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | Əliyev | — |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | -yev | — |
| 3 | Russian | -ёв | Alternative form of -ев |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *-evъ | — |