Where does “بورغاز” come from?

بورغاز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek πύργος, from Ancient Greek πύργος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Ancestry of “بورغاز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπύργοςtower; rook
2Ancient Greekπύργοςtower, watchtower; towered wall; the part of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πύργος →Every word from Greek πύργος →
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