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Logophile77 commented on the word kara sevde
Turkish
Meaning “black love” this is a lovesick term for when you feel that passionate, blinding love for another person.
https://thoughtcatalog.com/koty-neelis/2014/11/23-untranslatable-foreign-words-that-describe-love-better-than-you-ever-thought/
Now this is just speculation but perhaps the black is used in a similar way to black magic; Dangerous, and perhaps enigmatic.
January 15, 2018