Where does “باغوان” come from?

باغوان (Kashmiri) comes from Persian باغبان, 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 — Paleo-Balkan oak.

باغوان (Kashmiri): gardener

Definitions

  1. gardener

Ancestry of “باغوان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباغبانgardener
2Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
4Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
5Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →