Where does “بالدراق” come from?

بالدراق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالدر, from Common Turkic baltïr — calf of leg.

بالدراق (Ottoman Turkish): the lower part of trousers that cover the legs from the knee to the instep

Definitions

  1. the lower part of trousers that cover the legs from the knee to the instep

Ancestry of “بالدراق”, step by step

بالدراق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بالدر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالدرcalf, the fleshy part at the back of the leg, below the knee
2Common Turkicbaltïrcalf of leg

via Ottoman Turkish ـاق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـاقNoun and adjective diminutive suffix
2Proto-Turkic*-gekForms deverbal nouns
Every word from Common Turkic baltïr →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالدر →