Where does “Karadeniz” come from?

Karadeniz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره دكز, from Proto-Turkic kara teŋiŕ.

Karadeniz (Turkish): Black Sea

Definitions

  1. Black Sea

Ancestry of “Karadeniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقره دكزBlack Sea
2Proto-Turkickara teŋiŕ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kara teŋiŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قره دكز →