Where does “Dagestan” come from?

Dagestan (English) comes from Russian Дагеста́н, from Ottoman Turkish داغستان, from Ottoman Turkish داغ, from Classical Persian داغ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “Dagestan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДагеста́н—
2Ottoman Turkishداغستان—
3Ottoman Turkishداغmountain; sear, mark left by cauterization or...
4Classical Persianداغ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “Dagestan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Classical Persian داغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish داغ →