Where does “халхала” come from?
халхала (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خلخال, from Arabic خَلْخَال.
халхала (Serbo-Croatian): bracelet; anklet
Ancestry of “халхала”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خلخال | anklet, bangle |
| 2 | Arabic | خَلْخَال | — |