Where does “બાલ્કન” come from?

બાલ્કન (Gujarati) comes from English Balkan, from Ottoman Turkish بالقان — The Balkan mountains.

બાલ્કન (Gujarati): Balkan

Definitions

  1. Balkan

Ancestry of “બાલ્કન”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBalkanOf or relating to the Balkan Peninsula; Of or...
2Ottoman TurkishبالقانThe Balkan mountains
Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالقان →Every word from English Balkan →
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