Where does “karagosi” come from?

karagosi (Swahili) comes from Turkish Karagöz, from Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز, from Ottoman Turkish گوز, from Proto-Turkic kǖŕ, from Proto-Turkic *-iŋ — Suffix equiping headword for second-person singular.

karagosi (Swahili): puppet

Definitions

  1. puppet

Ancestry of “karagosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishKaragözKaragöz, a Turkish shadow puppet character
2Ottoman Turkishقره‌گوزblackeye; a character used in traditional Turkish...
3Ottoman Turkishگوزeye; autumn
4Proto-Turkickǖŕautumn
5Proto-Turkic*-iŋSuffix equiping headword for second-person singular
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-iŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic kǖŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گوز →