Where does “elçi” come from?
elçi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایلچی, from Old Turkic ایلچی, from Proto-Turkic *ēlči.
elçi (Turkish): ambassador; delegate; envoy
Definitions
- ambassador; delegate; envoy
Ancestry of “elçi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ایلچی | — |
| 2 | Old Turkic | ایلچی | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *ēlči | — |
Words derived from “elçi”