Where does “qabaqcıl” come from?
qabaqcıl (Azerbaijani) comes from Turkish -cıl, from Ottoman Turkish ـجیل, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.
qabaqcıl (Azerbaijani): progressive, leading, foremost, headmost, forward, advanced
Definitions
- progressive, leading, foremost, headmost, forward, advanced
Ancestry of “qabaqcıl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | -cıl | Derives names of animals, mainly but not exclusively birds, which denote their diet or their tendency to prey on a certain type of animal |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجیل | Forms names of predators from names of prey |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | -či | Profession suffix |