Where does “اوزبکی” come from?

اوزبکی (Persian) comes from Classical Persian ـِی, from Finnish yh — ugh, yuck.

Ancestry of “اوزبکی”, step by step

اوزبکی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian ـِی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـِی—
2Finnishyhugh, yuck

via Classical Persian اُوزْبَک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاُوزْبَک—
Every word from Finnish yh →Every word from Classical Persian ـِی →