Where does “1-це” come from?

1-це (Moksha) comes from Moksha -це, from Azerbaijani -cə, from Proto-Turkic *-če — Suffix expressing the equative case.

1-це (Moksha): 1st, first

Definitions

  1. 1st, first

Ancestry of “1-це”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moksha-цеordinal suffix; 2nd person singular possessive...
2Azerbaijani-cəSuffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries
3Proto-Turkic*-čeSuffix expressing the equative case
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-če →Every word from Moksha -це →Every word from Azerbaijani -cə →