Where does “بالچق” come from?

بالچق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish بلچق, from Proto-Turkic *balčïk — mud.

بالچق (Ottoman Turkish): clay, argil, a mineral substance that becomes ductile when moist, used in preparing ceramics

Definitions

  1. clay, argil, a mineral substance that becomes ductile when moist, used in preparing ceramics

Ancestry of “بالچق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishبلچقslime, 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
2Proto-Turkic*balčïkmud

Words derived from “بالچق”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *balčïk →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بلچق →
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