Where does “testere balığı” come from?

testere balığı (Turkish) comes from Turkish testere, from Persian دستره, from Persian دست, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

testere balığı (Turkish): sawfish, any ray of the family Pristidae

Definitions

sawfish, any ray of the family Pristidae

Ancestry of “testere balığı”, step by step

testere balığı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish testere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	testere	handsaw; saw
2	Persian	دستره	handsaw
3	Persian	دست	hand; arm
4	Middle Persian	𐭩𐭣𐭤	hand
5	Old Persian	𐎭𐎿𐎫	hand
6	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ʰástas	hand
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰés-to-	hand
8	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰes-	hand; take, give in exchange

via Turkish Balık

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	Balık	Pisces
2	Ottoman Turkish	بالق	fish
3	Proto-Turkic	bālïk	fish
4	Proto-Turkic	-či	Profession suffix

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →