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Where does “A-déc-bai-gian” come from?

A-déc-bai-gian (Vietnamese) comes from Russian 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 “A-déc-bai-gian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАзербайджа́н—
2Persianآذربایجان—
3Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνή—
4Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνός—
5Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
6Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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