Where does “keçmiş” come from?

keçmiş (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani keçmək, from Old Anatolian Turkish gäčmäk, from Proto-Turkic *keč- — to pass, wade.

keçmiş (Azerbaijani): past

Definitions

  1. past

Ancestry of “keçmiş”, step by step

keçmiş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani keçmək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanikeçməkto pass through something
2Old Anatolian Turkishgäčmäk—
3Proto-Turkic*keč-to pass, wade

via Azerbaijani mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanimiscopper
2Persianمسcopper
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keč- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish gäčmäk →Every word from Azerbaijani keçmək →