Where does “Балкан//Balkan” come from?
Балкан//Balkan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالقان — The Balkan mountains.
Ancestry of “Балкан//Balkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بالقان | The Balkan mountains |
Балкан//Balkan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالقان — The Balkan mountains.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بالقان | The Balkan mountains |