Where does “Balaklava” come from?

Balaklava is an English place name derived from Russian Балакла́ва, a town in Crimea whose origin is uncertain.

Ancestry of “Balaklava”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Балакла́ва	Balaklava
2	Turkish	balıklava	good fishing ground
3	Turkish	balık	fish
4	Ottoman Turkish	بالق	fish
5	Proto-Turkic	bālïk	fish
6	Proto-Turkic	-či	—