Where does “барјактарити” come from?

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

барјактарити (Serbo-Croatian): to wave the flag; to pretend to be a big patriot

Definitions

  1. to wave the flag; to pretend to be a big patriot

Ancestry of “барјактарити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianба̀рја̄кflag, banner
2Ottoman Turkishبیراقflag, banner, standard
3Proto-Turkicbadrakbanner, flag
Every word from Proto-Turkic badrak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بیراق →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ба̀рја̄к →
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