Where does “Dagestan” come from?
Dagestan (Finnish) 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.
Dagestan (Finnish) 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.