Where does “balıkçılık” come from?

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

balıkçılık (Turkish): fishery

Definitions

  1. fishery

Ancestry of “balıkçılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbalıkçıfisherman; fishmonger
2TurkishBalıkPisces
3Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
4Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
5Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →
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