افلاق
Ottoman Turkish
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افلاق
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic влахъ m (vlaxŭ, “a Roman; a Vlach”), from Proto-Slavic *vòlxъ m (“a Roman”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *walhaz m (“a non-Germanic foreigner, aCelt; later a Roman”).
Proper noun
افلاق • (eflak)
- Wallachia, a former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.
Derived terms
- افلاقلی (eflaklı, “Wallachian”)
Descendants
- Turkish: Eflak
Further reading
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “افلاق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 121
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “افلاق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 159
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 238
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