Where does “эмчи” come from?

эмчи (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk чи.

эмчи (Kumyk): physician

Definitions

  1. physician

Ancestry of “эмчи”, step by step

эмчи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kumyk чи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykчи

via Kumyk эм

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykэм
Every word from Kumyk чи
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