Where does “qırqmıncı” come from?

qırqmıncı (Khalaj) comes from Khalaj qırq, from Proto-Turkic kïrk — forty.

qırqmıncı (Khalaj): fortieth

Definitions

  1. fortieth

Ancestry of “qırqmıncı”, step by step

qırqmıncı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khalaj qırq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khalajqırqforty
2Proto-Turkickïrkforty

via Khalaj minci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khalajminci
Every word from Proto-Turkic kïrkEvery word from Khalaj qırq