Where does “Bağçasaray” come from?
Bağçasaray (Crimean Tatar) comes from Turkish Bahçesaray, from Turkish bahçe, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه, from Persian باغچه, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh — Paleo-Balkan oak.
Ancestry of “Bağçasaray”, step by step
Bağçasaray traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish Bahçesaray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Bahçesaray | — |
| 2 | Turkish | bahçe | garden |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | باغچه | garden |
| 4 | Persian | باغچه | small garden; jardinet; front yard |
| 5 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 7 | Old Persian | *bāgah | garden, orchard |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |
via Crimean Tatar saray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | saray | — |