Where does “bələdçi” come from?

bələdçi (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani bələdçi, from Azerbaijani bələd, from Arabic بَلَد, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

bələdçi (Talysh): guide

Definitions

  1. guide

Ancestry of “bələdçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibələdçiguide
2Azerbaijanibələdknowledgeable
3Arabicبَلَد—
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic بَلَد →