Where does “բալակլավա” come from?

բալակլավա (Armenian) comes from Russian Балакла́ва, from Turkish balıklava, from Turkish balık, from Ottoman Turkish بالق, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

բալակլավա (Armenian): balaclava headgear

Definitions

  1. balaclava headgear

Ancestry of “բալակլավա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБалакла́ваBalaklava
2Turkishbalıklavagood fishing ground
3Turkishbalıkfish
4Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
5Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
6Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →
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