The story
- Russian · borrowed fromХанкенди
- Azerbaijani · borrowed fromXankəndi“village of the khan”
- English todayKhankendi
From Azerbaijani Xankəndi (“village of the khan”), referring to the settlement established in the 18th century as a residence for the khans of the Karabakh Khanate, particularly under the rule of Panah Ali Khan and his successors. Possibly via Russian Ханкенди (Xankendi).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.