Where does “балык” come from?

балык (Tatar) comes from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

балык (Tatar): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “балык”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -čiEvery word from Proto-Turkic bālïk
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