Where does “Bakhchysarai” come from?
Bakhchysarai (English) comes from Ukrainian Бахчисара́й, from Crimean Tatar Bağçasaray, from Turkish Bahçesaray, from Turkish bahçe, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه, from Persian باغچه, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢 — Paleo-Balkan oak.
Ancestry of “Bakhchysarai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Бахчисара́й | — |
| 2 | Crimean Tatar | Bağçasaray | — |
| 3 | Turkish | Bahçesaray | — |
| 4 | Turkish | bahçe | garden |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | باغچه | garden |
| 6 | Persian | باغچه | small garden; jardinet; front yard |
| 7 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 9 | Old Persian | *bāgah | garden, orchard |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |