Where does “बाल्कन” come from?

बाल्कन (Hindi) comes from English Balkan, from Ottoman Turkish بالقان — The Balkan mountains.

Ancestry of “बाल्कन”, 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 →