Etymograph

English

Makhachkala

Makhachkala comes from Russian Махачкала́, and goes back to Avar МахӀачхъала.

  1. AvarmodernМахӀачхъалаd. 1918literally ‘Mahach fort, named after Mahach (d. 1918), an Avar Bolshevik’
  2. RussianmodernМахачкала́Maxačkalá
  3. EnglishtodayMakhachkala

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. AvarmodernМахӀачхъалаd. 1918literally ‘Mahach fort, named after Mahach (d. 1918), an Avar Bolshevik’
  2. RussianmodernМахачкала́Maxačkalá
  3. EnglishtodayMakhachkala

The story

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

Every English word from Avar МахӀачхъала

Today it means

name The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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