Where does “-ça” come from?

-ça (Turkish) comes from Sanskrit सह, from Sanskrit मत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matás, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

-ça (Turkish): like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the...

Definitions

like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the...

Ancestry of “-ça”, step by step

-ça traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सह

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	सह	the month मार्गशीर्ष; a particular fire; a...
2	Sanskrit	मत	traversed, measured across; opinion
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	matás	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	men-	to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Ottoman Turkish ـجه

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	ـجه	like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
2	Proto-Turkic	*-če	Suffix expressing the equative case

Words derived from “-ça”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian matás →Every word from Sanskrit मत →