Where does “چهارباغ” come from?

چهارباغ (Persian) comes from Persian چهار, from Pahlavi pal, from Proto-Iranian tatr̥wáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

چهارباغ (Persian): chaharbagh (a traditional square-shaped layout of Persian gardens comprising four square gardens separated by waterways, together representing the four gardens and four rivers of Paradise)

Definitions

  1. chaharbagh (a traditional square-shaped layout of Persian gardens comprising four square gardens separated by waterways, together representing the four gardens and four rivers of Paradise)

Ancestry of “چهارباغ”, step by step

چهارباغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چهار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهارfour
2Pahlavipal
3Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

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

Words derived from “چهارباغ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tatr̥wás