Where does “biraz” come from?
biraz (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani az, from Azerbaijani uşaq, from Azerbaijani -lı, from Proto-Turkic *-lig — A positive adjective suffix.
biraz (Azerbaijani): a bit, a little
Ancestry of “biraz”, step by step
biraz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani az
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | az | few, little; a bit, a little; An informal way of... |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | uşaq | child, kid; guy, fellow, a person one is... |
| 3 | Azerbaijani | -lı | with, containing |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *-lig | A positive adjective suffix |
via Azerbaijani bir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | bir | one |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بر | a, an; one |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bīr | one |