Where does “قرہ” come from?

قرہ (Urdu) comes from Ottoman Turkish قره, from Ottoman Turkish آغاج, from Proto-Turkic ïgač — tree.

قرہ (Urdu): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “قرہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقرهblack; alternative form of قاره
2Ottoman Turkishآغاجtree
3Proto-Turkicïgačtree
Every word from Proto-Turkic ïgač →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آغاج →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قره →