Where does “Aladağ” come from?

Aladağ (Turkish) comes from Turkish dağ, from Ottoman Turkish داغ, from Classical Persian داغ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “Aladağ”, step by step

Aladağ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish dağ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdağmountain
2Ottoman Turkishداغmountain; sear, mark left by cauterization or...
3Classical Persianداغ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

via Turkish ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishalamulticolored, pied, variegated; Clipping of...
2Proto-Turkic*ālavariegated
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Classical Persian داغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish داغ →