Where does “قره‌جه” come from?

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

قره‌جه (Ottoman Turkish): blackish, dark

Definitions

  1. blackish, dark

Ancestry of “قره‌جه”, step by step

قره‌جه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
2Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
3Proto-Turkicïgačtree

via Ottoman Turkish ـجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجهlike, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
2Proto-Turkic*-čeSuffix expressing the equative case
Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آغاج →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قره →