Where does “kara tahta” come from?

kara tahta (Turkish) comes from Turkish kara, from Ottoman Turkish قاره, from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus — and.

kara tahta (Turkish): blackboard

Definitions

  1. blackboard

Ancestry of “kara tahta”, step by step

kara tahta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkarablack, dark; brunette; dark skinned
2Ottoman Turkishقارهalternative spelling of قره; terra firma, land,...
3Frenchcarrésquare; quadratic; straightforward
4Middle Frenchquarré
5Old Frenchquarrésquare
6Latinquadrātussquare, squared, having been made square, made into a square shape
7Latinquadrōto make four-cornered, square, make square
8Latinquādrussquare
9Latinquattŭorfour; 4
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtusfourth
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Turkish tahta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtahtaboard; wood, wooden; dative singular of taht
2Ottoman Turkishتختهboard, plank; slab, tablet; sheet, layer
3Persianتختهboard; plank; board; blackboard, chalkboard,...
4Middle Persiantʾhtk'tablet, plank, board
5Middle Persiantʾht'throne
6Proto-Iranian*táxtah
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*táktas
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos