Where does “-чи” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-чи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “-чи

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či
-чи — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer