Where does “otuz birinci” come from?
otuz birinci (Azerbaijani) comes from Turkish inci, from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.
otuz birinci (Azerbaijani): thirty-first
Ancestry of “otuz birinci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | inci | pearl |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اینجو | — |
| 3 | Common Turkic | *yinčü | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |