Where does “барјактар” come from?

барјактар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیراقدار, from Ottoman Turkish -دار, from Persian دار, from Arabic دَار — house.

барјактар (Serbo-Croatian): flag-bearer

Definitions

  1. flag-bearer

Ancestry of “барјактар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیراقدارflag-bearer, ensign
2Ottoman Turkish-دارbearer; … bearer
3Persianدارtree; gallows; wood
4Arabicدَارhouse
Every word from Arabic دَار →Every word from Persian دار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish -دار →