Where does “باغ” come from?

باغ (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.

Ancestry of “باغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
2Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
3Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

Words derived from “باغ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →