Where does “قره” come from?

قره (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

قره (Ottoman Turkish): black; alternative form of قاره

Definitions

  1. black; alternative form of قاره

Ancestry of “قره”, step by step

قره traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish آغاج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
2Proto-Turkicïgačtree

via Proto-Turkic kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickarablack

Words derived from “قره”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آغاج →