Where does “karnabahar” come from?

karnabahar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قارنبهار, from Persian کرمب بهار, from Persian بهار, from Middle Persian whʾl, from Old Persian 𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼, from Proto-Iranian *wáhār, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

karnabahar (Turkish): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “karnabahar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارنبهار
2Persianکرمب بهار
3Persianبهارspring; blossom
4Middle Persianwhʾl
5Old Persian𐎺𐎠𐏃𐎼spring
6Proto-Iranian*wáhār
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwásr̥spring
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wásr̥Every word from Proto-Iranian *wáhār
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