Where does “אזרבייג׳ן” come from?
אזרבייג׳ן (Hebrew) comes from Azerbaijani Azərbaycan, from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان, from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان, from Persian آذربادگان.
Ancestry of “אזרבייג׳ן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | Azərbaycan | Azerbaijan |
| 2 | Classical Persian | آذَرْبَایْجَان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَذَرْبَيْجَان | — |
| 4 | Persian | آذربادگان | — |