Özet:

The word "balbal" has been used since Hun and Göktürk eras. Balbal is one of the important concrete legacies of Turkish culture. Until now, the true meaning of the word balbal has not been fully explained. The idea that the word has passed from Mongolian to general Turkish is dominant. The main basis of this study is that how the popular meaning of "balbal" has been formed and the word sound changes in diachronie. We suggest a sense of new reading and interpreting in terms of etymology for the word "balbal" which we peruse sound changes in diachronie. We state that it is not a simple word but a formation of reduplication and it has passed from Chuvash dialect to general Turkish without sound change. Consequently, we claim that the word balbal can be read and interpreted in the form of "head-head" / "head-head" in general Turkish. In this way, we believe that the blur in the meaning of the word "balbal" will be disappeared. The interpretation of the word "head" in general Turkish is a step in approaching the real meaning of the historical word. We hope that the word we have studied in terms of ethymology will also be useful in archaeology and history studies.

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