Where does “ongunculuk” come from?

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

ongunculuk (Turkish): Synonym of totemcilik

Definitions

  1. Synonym of totemcilik

Ancestry of “ongunculuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishonguncuSynonym of totemci
2Turkish-cıSuffix appended to words to create a noun...
3Ottoman Turkishـچی—
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Turkish -cı →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی →