Where does “balta” come from?

balta (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالطه, from Proto-Turkic baltu — axe.

balta (Turkish): ax, axe, hatchet

Definitions

  1. ax, axe, hatchet

Ancestry of “balta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالطهax, axe
2Proto-Turkicbaltuaxe

Words derived from “balta”

Every word from Proto-Turkic baltu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالطه →
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