Ottoman Turkish origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “black” + “eye”
From Ottoman Turkish قرهگوز (Karagöz). By surface analysis, kara (“black”) + göz (“eye”).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: KaragözCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Russian Wiktionary: KaragözCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: KaragözCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

