Where does “باغ” come from?

باغ (Persian) comes 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.

باغ (Persian): garden, orchard, bagh

Definitions

  1. garden, orchard, bagh

Ancestry of “باغ”, step by step

باغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
2Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
3Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Middle Persian bʾg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianbʾggarden, orchard

Words derived from “باغ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgásEvery word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh