Where does “Balkánec” come from?

Balkánec (Czech) comes from Czech Balkán, from Ottoman Turkish بالقان — The Balkan mountains.

Balkánec (Czech): person from Balkans

Definitions

  1. person from Balkans

Ancestry of “Balkánec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechBalkán—
2Ottoman TurkishبالقانThe Balkan mountains
Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالقان →Every word from Czech Balkán →