Where does “балыҡсы” come from?

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

балыҡсы (Bashkir): fisher, fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisher, fisherman

Ancestry of “балыҡсы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BashkirБалыҡPisces
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Bashkir Балыҡ →
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