Where does “بالقلو” come from?

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

بالقلو (Ottoman Turkish): abounding in fish

Definitions

  1. abounding in fish

Ancestry of “بالقلو”, step by step

بالقلو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بالق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

via Ottoman Turkish ـلو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishـلوForms adjectives from nouns; with
2Proto-Turkic*-ligA positive adjective suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →