Where does “üçüncülük” come from?

üçüncülük (Turkish) comes from Turkish -lük, from Ottoman Turkish ـلق, from Proto-Turkic *-lik — noun suffix; -ness.

üçüncülük (Turkish): the state of being third

Definitions

  1. the state of being third

Ancestry of “üçüncülük”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-lük-ness; -hood; -ship
2Ottoman Turkishـلق-ness
3Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-likEvery word from Turkish -lükEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ـلق