Where does “qaragilə” come from?
qaragilə (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani qara, from Proto-Turkic kara — black.
qaragilə (Azerbaijani): blueberry, bilberry, whortleberry
Definitions
- blueberry, bilberry, whortleberry
Ancestry of “qaragilə”, step by step
qaragilə traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani qara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | qara | black; scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare,... |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kara | black |
via Azerbaijani gilə
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | gilə | a single grape, grape berry |