Where does “kifayetsiz” come from?

kifayetsiz (Turkish) comes from Turkish -sız, from Ottoman Turkish ـسز, from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ — Used to form adjectives or nouns denoting the non-possession of a thing or quality; -less.

kifayetsiz (Turkish): insufficient, inadequate

Definitions

  1. insufficient, inadequate

Ancestry of “kifayetsiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-sızAlternative form of -siz
2Ottoman TurkishـسزSuffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; -less
3Proto-Turkic*-siŕUsed to form adjectives or nouns denoting the non-possession of a thing or quality; -less
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـسز →Every word from Turkish -sız →