Where does “kuzguncu” come from?

kuzguncu (Turkish) comes from Turkish -cı, from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

kuzguncu (Turkish): bird of ill omen, someone who spreads bad or unpleasant news

Definitions

  1. bird of ill omen, someone who spreads bad or unpleasant news

Ancestry of “kuzguncu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-cıSuffix appended to words to create a noun...
2Ottoman Turkishـچی—
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Turkish -cı →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی →