Where does “uşaqlıq” come from?

uşaqlıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani uşaq, from Azerbaijani -lı, from Proto-Turkic *-lig — A positive adjective suffix.

uşaqlıq (Azerbaijani): childhood; uterus

Definitions

  1. childhood; uterus

Ancestry of “uşaqlıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniuşaqchild, kid; guy, fellow, a person one is...
2Azerbaijani-lıwith, containing
3Proto-Turkic*-ligA positive adjective suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lig →Every word from Azerbaijani -lı →Every word from Azerbaijani uşaq →