Friday, July 3, 2026

Pre-Greek-words-with-bal-versus-Tuerkic-bal

 



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As I have seen the words below, I have thought of Türkic word bal, meaning honey and mud. [1] 

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Now let us see Pre-Greek Words containing "βάλ":

βάλερος ~ βάλαγρος: carp

κικιβάλους: a kind of shellfish or fish (some freshwater mussels lives in muddy and sandy grounds)

ἀρβάλη: earthen pan

ἀρύβαλλος: a globular oil-flask 

These bal words could be related to Türkic "bal" meaning earth, mud.

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βάλσαμον: balsam

βαλίς: wild fig 

βάλανος: acorn (syrup?)

φοινικοβάλανοι: dates

παλάθη: a kind of cake

παλλιχίαρ: a kind of cake

παλάςια ~ παλάθια: harvested figs


These here can be related to the other Türkic "bal", meaning honey, because of the taste and/or texture. 

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#etymology

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TÜRKÇE:

Aşağıdaki sözcükleri görünce, bal ve çamur anlamına gelen Türkçe "bal" sözcüğünü düşündüm. [1]

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Şimdi de içinde "βάλ" olan Yunanca öncesi sözcüklere bakalım:


βάλερος ~ βάλαγρος: sazan

κικιβάλους: bir tür kabuklu deniz ürünü veya balık (bazı tatlı su midyeleri çamurlu ve kumlu zeminlerde yaşar)

ἀρβάλη: kilden tava

ἀρύβαλλος: Dar boyunlu, küçük, küresel veya küremsi bir şişe


Bu "bal" kelimeleri, toprak, çamur anlamına gelen Türkçe "bal" kelimesiyle ilişkili olabilir.

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βάλσαμον: balsam

βαλίς: yabani incir

βάλανος: meşe palamudu (şurup?)

φοινικοβάλανοι: tarihler

παλάθη : bir çeşit kek

παλλιχίαρ: bir çeşit kek

παλάςια ~ παλάθια: hasat edilmiş incir


Bunlar ise tat ve/veya doku nedeniyle diğer Türk dilinde bal anlamına gelen "bal" ile ilişkilendirilebilir.

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#etimoloji

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Uzunbacak Adem 



Sources:

[1] https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/86865466/FULL_TEXT.PDF

Pics: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mud_closeup.jpg

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honig#/media/Datei:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%91%D0%B4.jpg



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Pre-Greek-words-with-bal-versus-Tuerkic-bal

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