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 — Profession suffix.

Балакла́ва (Russian): Balaklava

Definitions

  1. Balaklava

Ancestry of “Балакла́ва”, step by step

Балакла́ва traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish balıklava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbalıklavagood fishing ground
2Turkishbalıkfish
3Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
4Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
5Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

via Ottoman Turkish بالقلاوه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالقلاوه—
2Ottoman Turkishبالقلاغه—

Words derived from “Балакла́ва”

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