Where does “Bahçesaray” come from?
Bahçesaray (Turkish) comes from Turkish bahçe, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه, from Persian باغچه, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás — Paleo-Balkan oak.
Ancestry of “Bahçesaray”, step by step
Bahçesaray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish bahçe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bahçe | garden |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باغچه | garden |
| 3 | Persian | باغچه | small garden; jardinet; front yard |
| 4 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 6 | Old Persian | *bāgah | garden, orchard |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |