Where does “Чёрное море” come from?
Чёрное море (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره دكز, from Proto-Turkic kara teŋiŕ.
Чёрное море (Russian): the Black Sea
Definitions
- the Black Sea
Ancestry of “Чёрное море”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قره دكز | Black Sea |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kara teŋiŕ | — |