Where does “baltagiu” come from?

baltagiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالطه‌جی, from Ottoman Turkish بالطه, from Proto-Turkic baltu — axe.

baltagiu (Romanian): halberdier

Definitions

  1. halberdier

Ancestry of “baltagiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالطه‌جیmaker or seller of axes, hatchets or battle axes
2Ottoman Turkishبالطهax, axe
3Proto-Turkicbaltuaxe
Every word from Proto-Turkic baltu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالطه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالطه‌جی →