Where does “бахча” come from?

бахча (Russian) comes from Persian باغچه, 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.

бахча (Russian): a garden/field/plantation for watermelons, melons...

Definitions

  1. a garden/field/plantation for watermelons, melons...

Ancestry of “бахча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباغچهsmall garden; jardinet; front yard
2Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
4Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
5Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →