Where does “balukchí” come from?

balukchí (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالقجی, from Ottoman Turkish بالق, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

balukchí (Ladino): fishmonger

Definitions

  1. fishmonger

Ancestry of “balukchí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالقجیfisherman, a person whose profession is catching fish
2Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
3Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →