Etymology

Lankaran

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Today it means: A city (and district) in Azerbaijan. Full definition →

Persian لنکران ← Old Median *Lan(a)karan-
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  1. Old Median · derived from*Lan(a)karan-“the land of the Lan”
  2. Persian · borrowed fromلنکران
  3. English todayLankaran

From Persian لنکران (lankarân), from Old Median *Lan(a)karan- (“the land of the Lan”). The Lan is probably a name of a Caspian tribe. See also Old Armenian Փայտակարան (Pʻaytakaran).

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