Where does “bâcanaq” come from?

bâcanaq (Khalaj) comes from Turkish bacanak, from Ottoman Turkish باجاناق — husbands of sisters.

bâcanaq (Khalaj): brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law

Ancestry of “bâcanaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbacanakhusband of one's wife's sister
2Ottoman Turkishباجاناقhusbands of sisters
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باجاناق →Every word from Turkish bacanak →
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