Where does “дарак” come from?

дарак (Kyrgyz) comes from Persian درخت, from Middle Persian dl(ʾ)ht'.

дарак (Kyrgyz): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “дарак”, step by step

дарак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian درخت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدرختtree
2Middle Persiandl(ʾ)ht'—

via Proto-Turkic *tara-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*tara-—
Every word from Middle Persian dl(ʾ)ht' →Every word from Persian درخت →