Where does “cuyaenʼ” come from?

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

cuyaenʼ (Ahtna): changing

Definitions

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Ancestry of “cuyaenʼ”, 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 -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Turkish -çü →