Where does “himayəçi” come from?

himayəçi (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani -çi, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

Ancestry of “himayəçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijani-çiSuffix creating nouns denoting a profession or...
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Azerbaijani -çi →