Where does “Балакла́ва” come from?
Балакла́ва (Russian) comes from Turkish balıklava, from Turkish balık, from Ottoman Turkish بالق, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či.
Балакла́ва (Russian): Balaklava
Ancestry of “Балакла́ва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | balıklava | good fishing ground |
| 2 | Turkish | balık | fish |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بالق | fish |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bālïk | fish |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | -či | — |
Words derived from “Балакла́ва”