Where does “Balaklava” come from?

Balaklava (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Russian Балакла́ва, from Turkish balıklava, from Turkish balık, from Ottoman Turkish بالق, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

Balaklava (Norwegian Nynorsk): a balaclava

Definitions

  1. a balaclava

Ancestry of “Balaklava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБалакла́ваBalaklava
2Turkishbalıklavagood fishing ground
3Turkishbalıkfish
4Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
5Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
6Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →