Where does “barjaktariti” come from?
barjaktariti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bàrjāk, from Ottoman Turkish بیراق, from Proto-Turkic badrak — banner, flag.
barjaktariti (Serbo-Croatian): to wave the flag; to pretend to be a big patriot
Definitions
- to wave the flag; to pretend to be a big patriot
Ancestry of “barjaktariti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bàrjāk | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بیراق | flag, banner, standard |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | badrak | banner, flag |