Where does “ilerici” come from?

ilerici (Turkish) comes from Turkish ileri, from Ottoman Turkish ایلرو, from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k, from Proto-Turkic *-gerü — Suffix expressing the allative case.

ilerici (Turkish): progressive

Definitions

  1. progressive

Ancestry of “ilerici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishileriforward (at the front)
2Ottoman Turkishایلروadvanced; further ahead
3Proto-Turkic*il(i)k—
4Proto-Turkic*-gerüSuffix expressing the allative case

Words derived from “ilerici”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gerü →Every word from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایلرو →