Etymology

Ingushetia

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Today it means: A republic and federal subject of Russia in the Caucasus. Capital: Magas. Full definition →

Russian Ингуше́тия ← Georgian ინგუშეთი
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  1. Georgian · derived fromინგუშეთი
  2. Russian · borrowed fromИнгуше́тия“[place] of the Ingush”
  3. English todayIngushetia

Borrowed from Russian Ингуше́тия (Ingušétija, “[place] of the Ingush”), itself from Georgian ინგუშეთი (ingušeti).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.