Where does “azatlyk” come from?
azatlyk (Turkmen) comes from Turkmen azat, from Classical Persian آزاد, from Middle Persian ʾcʾt', from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian āzāta-.
azatlyk (Turkmen): freedom, liberty
Ancestry of “azatlyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkmen | azat | free |
| 2 | Classical Persian | آزاد | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾcʾt' | noble; free |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | āzāta- | — |