Where does “ballı” come from?

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

ballı (Turkish): honeyed

Definitions

  1. honeyed

Ancestry of “ballı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbalhoney
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 →