Where does “илгери” come from?

илгери (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k, from Proto-Turkic *-gerü — Suffix expressing the allative case.

илгери (Southern Altai): best, better

Definitions

  1. best, better

Ancestry of “илгери”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*il(i)k
2Proto-Turkic*-gerüSuffix expressing the allative case
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gerüEvery word from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k