Where does “Бахчисара́й” come from?
Бахчисара́й (Ukrainian) comes from Crimean Tatar Bağçasaray, from Turkish Bahçesaray, from Turkish bahçe, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه, from Persian باغچه, from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah — Paleo-Balkan oak.
Ancestry of “Бахчисара́й”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | Bağçasaray | — |
| 2 | Turkish | Bahçesaray | — |
| 3 | Turkish | bahçe | garden |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | باغچه | garden |
| 5 | Persian | باغچه | small garden; jardinet; front yard |
| 6 | Persian | باغ | garden, orchard, bagh |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 8 | Old Persian | *bāgah | garden, orchard |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |