Etymology

Makhachkala

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Today it means: The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia. Full definition →

Russian Махачкала́ ← av МахӀачхъала
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  1. av · derived fromМахӀачхъала
  2. Russian · borrowed fromМахачкала́
  3. English todayMakhachkala

Borrowed from Russian Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá), in turn from Avar Махӏачхъала (Maḥʳačqxala, literally “Mahach fort, named after Mahach (d. 1918), an Avar Bolshevik”).

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