Where does “гүлбак” come from?

гүлбак (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz гүл, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

гүлбак (Kyrgyz): boulevard

Definitions

  1. boulevard

Ancestry of “гүлбак”, step by step

гүлбак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz гүл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzгүлflower
2Classical Persianگل—
3Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
4Classical Persianجَان—
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Kyrgyz бак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzбакgarden
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 h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →