Where does “yırcı” come from?
yırcı (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar yır, from Kipchak yr, from Proto-Turkic yïr — song.
yırcı (Crimean Tatar): singer
Definitions
- singer
Ancestry of “yırcı”, step by step
yırcı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Crimean Tatar yır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | yır | folk-song, song |
| 2 | Kipchak | yr | song |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yïr | song |
via Turkish cı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cı | — |