Where does “айылчы” come from?

айылчы (Southern Altai) comes from Southern Altai айыл, from Proto-Turkic *āgïl, from Proto-Turkic āɣ- — to enclose.

айылчы (Southern Altai): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “айылчы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Altaiайылyurt, village
2Proto-Turkic*āgïlfold
3Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose
Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *āgïl →Every word from Southern Altai айыл →