Where does “Azerbaïdjan” come from?
Azerbaïdjan (French) comes from Persian آذربایجان, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “Azerbaïdjan”, step by step
Words derived from “Azerbaïdjan”