Where does “neçənci” come from?

neçənci (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani neçə, from Old Anatolian Turkish نچه, from Proto-Turkic nēče, from Proto-Turkic nē- — what; interrogative archetype.

neçənci (Azerbaijani): what number, which in a numbered series, whatth

Definitions

  1. what number, which in a numbered series, whatth

Ancestry of “neçənci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanineçəhow many
2Old Anatolian Turkishنچهhow, how many
3Proto-Turkicnēčehow many
4Proto-Turkicnē-what; interrogative archetype
Every word from Proto-Turkic nē- →Every word from Proto-Turkic nēče →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish نچه →