Where does “Қаромон” come from?

Қаромон (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian قَرَامَان, from Ottoman Turkish قرامان, from English Karaman, from Turkic kara.

Ancestry of “Қаромон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقَرَامَان—
2Ottoman Turkishقرامانswarthy, black, dark-skinned, having a relatively dark skin
3EnglishKaraman—
4Turkickara—
Every word from Turkic kara →Every word from English Karaman →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قرامان →
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