Where does “калъч” come from?

калъч (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلج, from Proto-Turkic *kïlï̄č — sword.

калъч (Bulgarian): sabre, sword

Definitions

  1. sabre, sword

Ancestry of “калъч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلجsword, especially a broad one
2Proto-Turkic*kïlï̄čsword
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïlï̄č →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلج →