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

Definitions

  1. thirty-first

Ancestry of “otuz birinci”, step by step

otuz birinci traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish inci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishincipearl
2Ottoman Turkishاینجوpearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks
3Common Turkic*yinčü
4Middle Chinese珍珠

via Turkish otuz bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishotuz birthirty-one; masturbation

via Azerbaijani otuz bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniotuz birthirty-one
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠Every word from Common Turkic *yinčüEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اینجو
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