Where does “-çi” come from?
-çi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či.
-çi (Turkish): Suffix appended to words to create a noun,...
Definitions
- Suffix appended to words to create a noun,...
Ancestry of “-çi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـچی | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | -či | — |