Where does “ажылык” come from?

ажылык (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz ажы, from Ottoman Turkish حاجی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ажылык (Kyrgyz): hajj

Definitions

  1. hajj

Ancestry of “ажылык”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzажыhajji
2Ottoman Turkishحاجیhajji
3PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
4Middle Persian-yk'
5Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی