Where does “öncə” come from?

öncə (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani -cə, from Proto-Turkic *-če — Suffix expressing the equative case.

öncə (Azerbaijani): ahead

Definitions

  1. ahead

Ancestry of “öncə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijani-cəSuffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries
2Proto-Turkic*-čeSuffix expressing the equative case
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-če →Every word from Azerbaijani -cə →