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
- shield; turbot; present participle of kalkmak
Ancestry of “kalkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قلقان | rondache, roundshield, a circular shield made of... |
| 2 | Arabic | قلق | to be agitated, disquieted, shaken; to worry; to... |