Where does “مرسین بالغی” come from?

مرسین بالغی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مرسین, from Arabic مَرْسِين, from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη, from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος — myrtle (Myrtus communis).

مرسین بالغی (Ottoman Turkish): sturgeon, any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae, especially Acipenser sturio

Definitions

  1. sturgeon, any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae, especially Acipenser sturio

Ancestry of “مرسین بالغی”, step by step

مرسین بالغی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish مرسین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمرسینmyrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus
2Arabicمَرْسِين—
3Ancient Greekμυρσίνηmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
4Ancient Greekμῠ́ρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)

via Ottoman Turkish بالق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek μῠ́ρτος →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη →Every word from Arabic مَرْسِين →