Where does “cu ntsʼe” come from?

cu ntsʼe (Ahtna) comes from Turkish -çü, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

cu ntsʼe (Ahtna): what else?

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  1. what else?

Ancestry of “cu ntsʼe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-çüSuffix appended to words to create a noun,...
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -čiEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ـجیEvery word from Turkish -çü