Where does “baldır” come from?

baldır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالدر, from Common Turkic baltïr — calf of leg.

baldır (Turkish): calf, back of the shank

Definitions

  1. calf, back of the shank

Ancestry of “baldır”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالدرcalf, the fleshy part at the back of the leg, below the knee
2Common Turkicbaltïrcalf of leg
Every word from Common Turkic baltïr →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالدر →