Where does “bal mumu” come from?

bal mumu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالمومی, from Ottoman Turkish بال, from Persian بال, from Middle Persian b’lk’.

bal mumu (Turkish): beeswax

Definitions

  1. beeswax

Ancestry of “bal mumu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالمومیbeeswax
2Ottoman Turkishبالhoney, a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees
3Persianبالwing
4Middle Persianb’lk’—
Every word from Middle Persian b’lk’ →Every word from Persian بال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بال →