Where does “Balgiu” come from?

Balgiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالجی, from Ottoman Turkish بال, from Persian بال, from Middle Persian b’lk’.

Balgiu (Romanian): Renamed to Albina

Definitions

  1. Renamed to Albina

Ancestry of “Balgiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالجیhoney-dealer, a person who sells and trades honey
2Ottoman Turkishبالhoney, a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees
3Persianبالwing
4Middle Persianb’lk’—
Every word from Middle Persian b’lk’ →Every word from Persian بال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بال →