Where does “batak” come from?
batak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish bacak, from Ottoman Turkish باجاق — leg, thigh; knave, jack in playing cards.
batak (Serbo-Croatian): leg
Ancestry of “batak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | bacak | leg; knave, jack in playing cards |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باجاق | leg, thigh; knave, jack in playing cards |