Where does “мергенчи” come from?

мергенчи (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz -чи, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

мергенчи (Kyrgyz): hunter

Definitions

  1. hunter

Ancestry of “мергенчи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyz-чи—
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Kyrgyz -чи →