Where does “ийиги” come from?

ийиги (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan ийи, from Proto-Turkic ẹk(k)i — two.

ийиги (Tuvan): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “ийиги”, step by step

ийиги traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan ийи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanийиtwo
2Proto-Turkicẹk(k)itwo

via Tuvan ги

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanги
Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹk(k)iEvery word from Tuvan ийи