Where does “Azerbajĝano” come from?
Azerbajĝano (Esperanto) comes from Azerbaijani Azərbaycan, from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان, from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان, from Persian آذربادگان.
Ancestry of “Azerbajĝano”, step by step
Azerbajĝano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani Azərbaycan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | Azərbaycan | Azerbaijan |
| 2 | Classical Persian | آذَرْبَایْجَان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَذَرْبَيْجَان | — |
| 4 | Persian | آذربادگان | — |
via Esperanto o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | o | The name of the Latin-script letter O |