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Where does “Азербайджа́н” come from?

Азербайджа́н (Ukrainian) comes from Persian آذربایجان, 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 “Азербайджа́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآذربایجان—
2Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνή—
3Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνός—
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Азербайджа́н”

  • азербайджанський
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