Azerbaijan

From: kalyan97
Message: 12425
Date: 2002-02-22

Is the word derived from Persian "Aturpatan", or Arabic -
"Azerbaygan", "a country of fire keepers"? Any PIE cognates?
Skt. atharvan? Or, Avestan Ahura?

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