Where does “азербайджанка” come from?
азербайджанка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Азербайджа́н, 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 “азербайджанка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Азербайджа́н | — |
| 2 | Persian | آذربایجان | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτροπατηνή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτροπατηνός | Atropatene, Atropatian, Atropatenian (person) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |