Where does “bağcı” come from?
bağcı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish باغجی, from Ottoman Turkish باغ, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.
bağcı (Turkish): vigneron, winemaker
Definitions
- vigneron, winemaker
Ancestry of “bağcı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باغجی | vinedresser, vintager, someone who works in a vineyard |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باغ | garden; vineyard |
| 3 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 5 | Old Persian | *bāgah | garden, orchard |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |