Where does “inci” come from?

inci (Crimean Tatar) comes from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

inci (Crimean Tatar): pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl

Ancestry of “inci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاینجوpearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks
2Common Turkic*yinčü—
3Middle Chinese珍珠—

Words derived from “inci”

Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →Every word from Common Turkic *yinčü →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اینجو →