Where does “kalkan” come from?

kalkan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلقان, from Arabic قلق — to be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to...

kalkan (Turkish): shield; turbot; present participle of kalkmak

Definitions

  1. shield; turbot; present participle of kalkmak

Ancestry of “kalkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلقانrondache, roundshield, a circular shield made of...
2Arabicقلقto be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to...

Words derived from “kalkan”

Every word from Arabic قلق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلقان →