Where does “آذربایجان” come from?

آذربایجان (Persian) comes 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 “آذربایجان”, step by step

آذربایجان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Ἀτροπατηνή	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ἀτροπατηνός	Atropatene, Atropatian, Atropatenian (person)
3	Ancient Greek	-ηνός	-ian, -ese
4	Ancient Greek	-νός	Alternative form of -νος
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

via Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	آذَرْبَایْجَان	—
2	Arabic	أَذَرْبَيْجَان	—
3	Persian	آذربادگان	—

via Persian آذَرْبایْجان

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	آذَرْبایْجان	—

Words derived from “آذربایجان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνός →