Where does “адалӷа” come from?

адалӷа (Abkhaz) comes from Ottoman Turkish طالغه, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلغه, from Proto-Turkic tolkun, from Proto-Turkic tolku- — to get disturbed.

адалӷа (Abkhaz): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “адалӷа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطالغهwave, a regular movement in water; wave as a...
2Old Anatolian Turkishطلغهwave, a moving disturbance in the surface of a liquid
3Proto-Turkictolkunwave
4Proto-Turkictolku-to get disturbed
Every word from Proto-Turkic tolku-Every word from Proto-Turkic tolkunEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish طلغه