Where does “annelik” come from?

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

annelik (Turkish): motherhood; state of being mother

Definitions

  1. motherhood; state of being mother

Ancestry of “annelik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-lık-ness; -hood; -ship
2Ottoman Turkishـلق-ness
3Proto-Turkic*-liknoun suffix; -ness
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-lik →
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