Where does “balčak” come from?

balčak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالچق, from Old Anatolian Turkish بلچق, from Proto-Turkic *balčïk — mud.

balčak (Serbo-Croatian): hilt

Definitions

  1. hilt

Ancestry of “balčak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالچقclay, argil, a mineral substance that becomes ductile when moist, used in preparing ceramics
2Old Anatolian Turkishبلچقslime, sludge; soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen
3Proto-Turkic*balčïkmud
Every word from Proto-Turkic *balčïk →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بلچق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالچق →