Where does “Сазлийка” come from?

Сазлийка (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صازلق, from Ottoman Turkish صاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish sāz, from Persian ساز — musical instrument.

Ancestry of “Сазлийка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصازلقreed bed, a place where reeds or rushes grow, usually found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions and estuaries
2Ottoman Turkishصازrush, reed
3Old Anatolian Turkishsāzmusical instrument
4Persianسازmusical instrument
Every word from Persian ساز →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish sāz →Every word from Ottoman Turkish صاز →