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Where does “барјак” come from?

барјак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیراق, from Proto-Turkic badrak — banner, flag.

Ancestry of “барјак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیراقflag, banner, standard
2Proto-Turkicbadrakbanner, flag

Words derived from “барјак”

  • барјактарити
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