Where does “Karabük” come from?

Karabük (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره بوك, from Ottoman Turkish قره, from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

Ancestry of “Karabük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقره بوك—
2Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
3Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
4Proto-Turkicïgačtree

Words derived from “Karabük”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آغاج →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قره →