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Where does “Azerbaidjan” come from?

Azerbaidjan (Romanian) comes from Azerbaijani Azərbaycan, from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان, from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان, from Persian آذربادگان.

Ancestry of “Azerbaidjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AzerbaijaniAzərbaycanAzerbaijan
2Classical Persianآذَرْبَایْجَان—
3Arabicأَذَرْبَيْجَان—
4Persianآذربادگان—
Every word from Persian آذربادگان →