Where does “əvvəlki” come from?

əvvəlki (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani ki, from Classical Persian کِه, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭪.

əvvəlki (Azerbaijani): former, previous, erstwhile

Definitions

  1. former, previous, erstwhile

Ancestry of “əvvəlki”, step by step

əvvəlki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani ki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanikithat; to, in order to, so that
2Classical Persianکِه—
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭪—

via Azerbaijani əvvəl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəvvəlat first; in the past, before, at an earlier...
2Arabicأَوَّلfirst
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭪 →Every word from Classical Persian کِه →Every word from Azerbaijani ki →
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