Where does “балыксыт” come from?

балыксыт (Yakut) comes from Yakut балык, from Proto-Turkic bālïk, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

балыксыт (Yakut): fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisherman

Ancestry of “балыксыт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutбалыкfish
2Proto-Turkicbālïkfish
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či
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