Where does “ziyalı” come from?

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

ziyalı (Azerbaijani): intellectual

Definitions

  1. intellectual

Ancestry of “ziyalı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijani-lıwith, containing
2Proto-Turkic*-ligA positive adjective suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lig →Every word from Azerbaijani -lı →