Where does “qaraqınıq” come from?

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

qaraqınıq (Azerbaijani): oregano

Definitions

  1. oregano

Ancestry of “qaraqınıq”, step by step

qaraqınıq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qara

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

via Azerbaijani qınıq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqınıq—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kara →Every word from Azerbaijani qara →