*čüke

sterlet

Proto-Turkic: *čüke
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *č`úk`i ( ~ -i̯u-)
Russian meaning: стерлядь
Turkic: *čüke
Korean: *čòkɨ́i
Comments: VEWT 121, Федотов 2, 152. A local Volga region word; cf. however Turkm. čüj balɨk 'pike', lit. 'nail-fish' - which may be a reanalysis of the original root.
Tatar: čökɛ, dial. (КСТТ) čükä
Chuvash: śъʷga
Bashkir: sögä