Where does “kurakçıl” come from?

kurakçıl (Turkish) comes from Turkish -cıl, from Ottoman Turkish ـجیل, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

kurakçıl (Turkish): of a plant which lives in dry habitats, xerophilic

Definitions

  1. of a plant which lives in dry habitats, xerophilic

Ancestry of “kurakçıl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-cılDerives names of animals, mainly but not exclusively birds, which denote their diet or their tendency to prey on a certain type of animal
2Ottoman TurkishـجیلForms names of predators from names of prey
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Turkish -cıl →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجیل →