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Where does “Azerbaijani” come from?

Azerbaijani derives from English Azerbaijan, which comes from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان, ultimately from Persian آذربادگان.

Azerbaijani (English): A person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani...

Definitions

  1. A person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani...

Ancestry of “Azerbaijani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAzerbaijan—
2Persianآذربایجان—
3Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνή—
4Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνός—
5Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
6Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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