Where does “Балыҡ” come from?

Балыҡ (Bashkir) comes from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

Балыҡ (Bashkir): Pisces

Definitions

  1. Pisces

Ancestry of “Балыҡ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Балыҡ”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →