Where does “balıqçılıq” come from?

balıqçılıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani balıqçı, from Azerbaijani balıq, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

balıqçılıq (Azerbaijani): fishery, fishing

Definitions

  1. fishery, fishing

Ancestry of “balıqçılıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibalıqçıfisher, fisherman
2Azerbaijanibalıqfish
3Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Azerbaijani balıq →