Where does “madenci” come from?
madenci (Turkish) comes from Turkish -cı, from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či.
madenci (Turkish): miner
Ancestry of “madenci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | -cı | Suffix appended to words to create a noun... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـچی | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | -či | — |