Where does “doksan dokuzuncu” come from?
doksan dokuzuncu (Turkish) comes from Turkish inci, from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.
doksan dokuzuncu (Turkish): ninety-ninth
Definitions
- ninety-ninth
Ancestry of “doksan dokuzuncu”, step by step
doksan dokuzuncu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish inci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | inci | pearl |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اینجو | pearl, a shelly and rounded concretion produced by certain mollusks |
| 3 | Common Turkic | *yinčü | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |
via Turkish doksan dokuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | doksan dokuz | ninety-nine |