Where does “ala-yarımçıq” come from?

ala-yarımçıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yarımçıq, from Turkish -cık, from Ottoman Turkish ـجك, from Proto-Turkic *-čük — Forms denominal dimunitive nouns.

ala-yarımçıq (Azerbaijani): incomplete

Definitions

  1. incomplete

Ancestry of “ala-yarımçıq”, step by step

ala-yarımçıq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yarımçıq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyarımçıqunfinished, partially finished, halfway through
2Turkish-cıkdiminutive suffix
3Ottoman TurkishـجكDiminutive suffix after front vowels
4Proto-Turkic*-čükForms denominal dimunitive nouns

via Azerbaijani ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanialavariegated
2Proto-Turkic*ālavariegated
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-čük →Every word from Turkish -cık →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجك →
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