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
Definitions
- thirtieth
Ancestry of “otuzuncu”, step by step
otuzuncu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish inci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | inci | pearl |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اینجو | pearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks |
| 3 | Common Turkic | *yinčü | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |
via Turkish otuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | otuz | thirty |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوتوز | thirty |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | otuŕ | thirty |
via Azerbaijani otuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | otuz | thirty |