English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “black”
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”). Cognate with Orkhon Turkic 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (k¹r¹a /qara/) and Karakhanid قَرا (qara). Perhaps related to Khitan 黑 (kara, “west”). Colors indicated directions in Old Turkic.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: 𐽲𐽰𐽾𐽰CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

