Where does “балчык” come from?

балчык (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic *balčïk — mud.

балчык (Southern Altai): clay

Definitions

  1. clay

Ancestry of “балчык”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*balčïkmud
Every word from Proto-Turkic *balčïk