Where does “эмчи” come from?

эмчи (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan эм, from Proto-Turkic *em — remedy, treatment, medicine.

эмчи (Tuvan): doctor

Definitions

  1. doctor

Ancestry of “эмчи”, step by step

эмчи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan эм

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanэмmedicine, drug
2Proto-Turkic*emremedy, treatment, medicine

via Tuvan чи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanчи—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *em →Every word from Tuvan эм →