Where does “inci” come from?
inci (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اینجو, from Common Turkic *yinčü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.
inci (Turkish): pearl
Ancestry of “inci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اینجو | — |
| 2 | Common Turkic | *yinčü | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |