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.
köpek balığı (Turkish): shark
Ancestry of “köpek balığı”, 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 | — |