قره آغاج

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قره (kara, “black”) + آغاج (ağac, “tree”).

Noun

قره آغاج • (kara ağac)

  1. elm, any of several trees in the genus Ulmus

Descendants

  • Turkish: karaağaç, gağaç, garageç, karâç, karageç (dialectal), kara ağaç
    • → Greek: καραγάτσι (karagátsi)
    • → Pontic Greek: καραγάτσ̌’ (karagátš’)
    • → Laz: კარღაჭი (ǩarğaç̌i), კარაღაჯი (ǩarağaci), კააღაჯი (ǩaağaci)

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