Where does “köpek balığı” come from?

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

köpek balığı (Turkish): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “köpek balığı”, step by step

köpek balığı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish balık

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbalıkfish
2Ottoman Turkishبالقfish
3Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

via Turkish köpek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköpekdog; scoundrel, detestable person
2Ottoman Turkishكوپكdog; spume, foam; drool, saliva
3Proto-Turkicköpekdog
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بالق →