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