Where does “بەلباغ” come from?

بەلباغ (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur باغ, from 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.

بەلباغ (Uyghur): sash, belt

Definitions

  1. sash, belt

Ancestry of “بەلباغ”, step by step

بەلباغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur باغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurباغgarden; orchard
2Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
4Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
5Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Uyghur بەل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurبەلwaist, loin
2Persianبیلshovel, spade; 12 hours
3Middle Persianbyl—
4Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →