Where does “بلچق” come from?
بلچق (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *balčïk — mud.
بلچق (Old Anatolian Turkish): slime, sludge; soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen
Definitions
- slime, sludge; soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen
Ancestry of “بلچق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *balčïk | mud |