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