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.
Ancestry of “قراباغ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باغ | garden; vineyard |
| 2 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 4 | Old Persian | *bāgah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | — |