Where does “cümlecik” come from?

cümlecik (Turkish) comes from Turkish -cık, from Ottoman Turkish ـجك, from Proto-Turkic *-čük — Forms denominal dimunitive nouns.

cümlecik (Turkish): clause, specifically one that does not constitute a sentence on its own

Definitions

  1. clause, specifically one that does not constitute a sentence on its own

Ancestry of “cümlecik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-cıkdiminutive suffix
2Ottoman TurkishـجكDiminutive suffix after front vowels
3Proto-Turkic*-čükForms denominal dimunitive nouns
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-čük →Every word from Turkish -cık →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجك →