Where does “balykçy” come from?

balykçy (Turkmen) comes from Turkmen balyk, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

balykçy (Turkmen): fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisherman

Ancestry of “balykçy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenbalykfish
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Proto-Turkic bālïk →Every word from Turkmen balyk →