Where does “Babadağ” come from?

Babadağ (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 “Babadağ”, step by step

Babadağ 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 baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbabafather; Saint
2Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti