Where does “قراباغ” come from?

قراباغ (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish باغ, 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.

قراباغ (Ottoman Turkish): Karabakh

Definitions

  1. Karabakh

Ancestry of “قراباغ”, step by step

قراباغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish باغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباغgarden; vineyard
2Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
4Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
5Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Ottoman Turkish قرا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقرا—
2Arabicقُرَّاء—

Words derived from “قراباغ”

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