Where does “Balık” come from?

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

Balık (Turkish): Pisces

Definitions

  1. Pisces

Ancestry of “Balık”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Balık”

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