Where does “bal” come from?
bal (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بال, from Persian بال, from Middle Persian b’lk’.
bal (Turkish): honey
Ancestry of “bal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بال | — |
| 2 | Persian | بال | wing |
| 3 | Middle Persian | b’lk’ | — |