Where does “yenilikçi” come from?

yenilikçi (Azerbaijani) comes from Turkish yenilik, from Azerbaijani -lik, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.

yenilikçi (Azerbaijani): innovator

Definitions

  1. innovator

Ancestry of “yenilikçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyeniliknewness, novelty; innovation
2Azerbaijani-lik-ness; -hood; -ship
3Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lik →Every word from Azerbaijani -lik →Every word from Turkish yenilik →