Where does “bałyk” come from?

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

bałyk (Polish): the act of a dog crawling on its stomach towards game

Definitions

  1. the act of a dog crawling on its stomach towards game

Ancestry of “bałyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishBalıkPisces
2Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
3Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “bałyk”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →