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.

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 dʰégʷʰetiEvery word from Classical Persian داغEvery word from Ottoman Turkish داغ
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