افلاق

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Ottoman Turkish

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افلاق

Etymology

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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

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افلاق (eflak)

  1. Wallachia, a former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: Eflak

Further reading

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  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “افلاق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 121
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “افلاق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 159
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[3], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 238