Where does “maarifçilik” come from?

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

maarifçilik (Azerbaijani): the Enlightenment

Definitions

  1. the Enlightenment

Ancestry of “maarifçilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanimaarifçieducator especially educator of the masses; an Aufklärer
2Azerbaijani-çiSuffix creating nouns denoting a profession or...
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Azerbaijani -çi →Every word from Azerbaijani maarifçi →