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Where does “hacı” come from?

hacı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish حاجی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hacı (Turkish): hajji, a Muslim who has visited Mecca

Definitions

  1. hajji, a Muslim who has visited Mecca

Ancestry of “hacı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحاجیhajji
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “hacı”

  • hacılık
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