Eldəniz

By surface analysis, el + dəniz, but etymologically from a misreading of Classical Azerbaijani ایلدکز (eldigüz), where the second element was mistaken for دکز (dəŋiz), as a result of the fact that the letter ک could represent both /g/ and /ŋ/. The first element was indeed Azerbaijani el, while the second element was possibly also found in the given name [script needed] (gündigüz). The name was also historically attested in other languages as Middle Armenian Ելտկուզ (Eltkuz), Middle Georgian [Term?], and Classical Persian ایلْدِگُز (ēldiguz), ایلْدُگُز (ēlduguz). Compare Turkish İldeniz.