Where does “داغستان” come from?

داغستان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish داغ, from Classical Persian داغ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “داغستان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishداغmountain; sear, mark left by cauterization or...
2Classical Persianداغ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “داغستان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Classical Persian داغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish داغ →