Ottoman Turkish origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “black” + “mountain”
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قره طاغ (Kara Tağ), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Црна Гора (Crna Gora). By surface analysis, kara (“black”) + dağ (“mountain”).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: KaradağCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Russian Wiktionary: KaradağCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

