Where does “Karataş” come from?

Karataş (Turkish) comes from Turkish taş, from Ottoman Turkish طاش, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “Karataş”, step by step

Karataş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish taş

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	taş	stone; rock; stone, gem; second-person singular...
2	Ottoman Turkish	طاش	stone, rock
3	French	tache	blot, stain or smear; spot; more or less...
4	Old French	tasche	duty; obligation
5	Medieval Latin	tasca	—
6	Latin	taxa	second-person singular present active imperative...
7	Latin	taxāre	—
8	Latin	Taxus	yew
9	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
10	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
11	Latin	-scopium	—
12	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
13	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
14	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
15	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
16	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
17	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

via Turkish kara

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	kara	black, dark; brunette; dark skinned
2	Ottoman Turkish	قاره	alternative spelling of قره; terra firma, land,...
3	French	carré	square; quadratic; straightforward
4	Middle French	quarré	—
5	Old French	quarré	square
6	Latin	quadrātus	square, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
7	Latin	quadrō	to make four-cornered, square, make square
8	Latin	quādrus	square
9	Latin	quattŭor	four; 4
10	Portuguese	quarto	ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11	Old Portuguese	quarto	quarter
12	Latin	quārtus	fourth
13	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeturtos	—
14	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
15	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →