Where does “بالمومی” come from?

بالمومی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بال, from Persian بال, from Middle Persian b’lk’.

بالمومی (Ottoman Turkish): beeswax

Definitions

  1. beeswax

Ancestry of “بالمومی”, step by step

بالمومی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالhoney, a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees
2Persianبالwing
3Middle Persianb’lk’—

via Persian موم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمومwax; candle

Words derived from “بالمومی”

Every word from Middle Persian b’lk’ →Every word from Persian بال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بال →