Where does “jalan” come from?
jalan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یالان, from Old Turkic yalgan.
jalan (Serbo-Croatian): lie, deceit; forgery
Ancestry of “jalan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یالان | lie |
| 2 | Old Turkic | yalgan | — |