Where does “Karabük” come from?

Karabük (English) comes from Turkish Karabük, from Ottoman Turkish قره بوك, from Ottoman Turkish قره, from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

Ancestry of “Karabük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKarabük
2Ottoman Turkishقره بوك
3Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
4Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
5Proto-Turkicïgačtree
Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgačEvery word from Ottoman Turkish آغاجEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قره
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