Where does “bałykować” come from?

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

bałykować (Polish): to crawl on all fours

Definitions

  1. to crawl on all fours

Ancestry of “bałykować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbałykthe act of a dog crawling on its stomach towards game
2TurkishBalıkPisces
3Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
4Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
5Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
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