Where does “ilericilik” come from?

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

ilericilik (Turkish): progressivism

Definitions

  1. progressivism

Ancestry of “ilericilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishilericiprogressive
2Turkishileriforward (at the front)
3Ottoman Turkishایلروadvanced; further ahead
4Proto-Turkic*il(i)k—
5Proto-Turkic*-gerüSuffix expressing the allative case
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-gerü →Every word from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایلرو →