Etymology

Dagestan

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Today it means: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Caucasus region. Capital: Makhachkala. Full definition →

Russian Дагеста́н ← Ottoman Turkish داغستان
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromداغستان
  2. Russian · borrowed fromДагеста́н
  3. English todayDagestan

From Russian Дагеста́н (Dagestán), from Ottoman Turkish داغستان (Dağıstan), from Ottoman Turkish داغ (dağ, “mountain”) + Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-land”).

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