Where does “balayı” come from?

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

balayı (Turkish): honeymoon

Definitions

  1. honeymoon

Ancestry of “balayı”, step by step

balayı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbalhoney
2Ottoman Turkishبالhoney, a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees
3Persianبالwing
4Middle Persianb’lk’—

via Turkish Ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishAymoon; Moon
2Ottoman Turkishآیmoon; month
3Old Anatolian Turkishآیْ—
Every word from Middle Persian b’lk’ →Every word from Persian بال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بال →