Where does “باغ” come from?

باغ (Ottoman Turkish) comes 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.

باغ (Ottoman Turkish): garden; vineyard

Definitions

  1. garden; vineyard

Ancestry of “باغ”, step by step

باغ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
3Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
4Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Proto-Turkic bāg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbāgconnection

via Classical Persian بَاغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَاغ—

Words derived from “باغ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →