Where does “qaragöz” come from?

qaragöz (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani qara, from Proto-Turkic kara — black.

qaragöz (Azerbaijani): black-eyed

Definitions

  1. black-eyed

Ancestry of “qaragöz”, step by step

qaragöz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqarablack; scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare,...
2Proto-Turkickarablack

via Azerbaijani göz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigözeye; evil eye
2Proto-Turkickȫŕglowing coals
Every word from Proto-Turkic kara →Every word from Azerbaijani qara →
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