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Where does “ბაღჩა” come from?

ბაღჩა (Georgian) comes from Persian باغچه, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós.

ბაღჩა (Georgian): Small garden; Garden of watermelons

Definitions

  1. Small garden; Garden of watermelons

Ancestry of “ბაღჩა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباغچهsmall garden; jardinet; front yard
2Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
4Old Persian*bāgah—
5Proto-Iranianbāgáh—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gós—
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