Where does “qızılbalıq” come from?

qızılbalıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani qızıl, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

qızılbalıq (Azerbaijani): salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon

Ancestry of “qızılbalıq”, step by step

qızılbalıq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani qızıl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqızılgolden
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Azerbaijani balıq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibalıqfish
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
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