Where does “балтија” come from?
балтија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالطه, from Proto-Turkic baltu — axe.
балтија (Macedonian): axe
Ancestry of “балтија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بالطه | ax, axe |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | baltu | axe |