Etymology

Azerbaijani

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Today it means: A person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent. Full definition →

Urdu ـی (-ī) ← Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ← Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁ter-
  3. Proto-Iranian*HáHtr̥š
  4. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-tó-s
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*paHtás
  7. Proto-Iranian*paHtáh
  8. Proto-Iranian*HaHtr̥paHtah
  9. Old Persian*Ātr̥pātah (/⁠Āturpat⁠/)
  10. Middle Persianʾtwrpʾtkʾn (ādurbādagān)
  11. Classical Persianآذَرْبَایْجَان (āzarbāyjān)
  12. Ottoman Turkishآذربایجان (Azerbaycan)
  13. EnglishAzerbaijan
  14. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  15. Hebrew־י (-i)
  16. Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
  17. Middle Persianig
  18. Persianـی (-ī)
  19. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  20. Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
  21. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
  22. Urduـی (-ī)
  23. English todayAzerbaijani

From Azerbaijan + -i.

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