Where does “Dağıstan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Dağıstan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishداغستان—
2Ottoman Turkishداغmountain; sear, mark left by cauterization or...
3Classical Persianداغ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “Dağıstan”

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