Where does “kolan” come from?

kolan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قولاك, from Proto-Turkic *kolan.

kolan (Turkish): girth, a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place

Definitions

  1. girth, a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place

Ancestry of “kolan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقولاكgirth, a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place
2Proto-Turkic*kolan—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kolan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قولاك →
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