Where does “şikâyetçi” come from?

şikâyetçi (Turkish) comes from Turkish -cı, from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

şikâyetçi (Turkish): disgruntled

Definitions

  1. disgruntled

Ancestry of “şikâyetçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-cıSuffix appended to words to create a noun...
2Ottoman Turkishـچی
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -čiEvery word from Turkish -cıEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی