Balta Kelimesinin Kökenine Dair
About the Origin of the Worel “Axe”
Author(s): Ahmet KaradoğanSubject(s): Language studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Philology
Published by: Ankara Üniversitesi TÖMER
Keywords: Etimoloji; Balta; Bal- fiili; Of the Etymological Origin of the Word ‘Balta’ (Ax)
Summary/Abstract: One of the words the etymological origin of which cannot be explained in Turkish is ‘balta’ (ax). No explanation is included in some etymological dictionaries while, in others, it is said to be of foreign origin. This study, considering the possibility that it is of Turkish origin, discusses how it could be derived. The result is that the word ‘balta’ could have come from the verb ‘bal-’, which means “to stab, to stick”.
Journal: Dil Dergisi
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 159
- Page Range: 5-11
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Turkish