Where does “باغچا” come from?

باغچا (Ushojo) comes from Urdu باغیچہ, from Classical Persian باغچه, from Classical 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.

باغچا (Ushojo): small garden

Definitions

  1. small garden

Ancestry of “باغچا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduباغیچہsmall garden
2Classical Persianباغچه—
3Classical Persianباغ—
4Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
5Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
6Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
7Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →