Where does “قره‌باغ” come from?

قره‌باغ (Persian) comes 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.

قره‌باغ (Persian): Karabakh (region in the South Caucasus)

Definitions

  1. Karabakh (region in the South Caucasus)

Ancestry of “قره‌باغ”, step by step

قره‌باغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باغ

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

via Ottoman Turkish قره

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
2Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
3Proto-Turkicïgačtree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →