Where does “ئۈچىنچى” come from?

ئۈچىنچى (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur ئۈچ, from Old Turkic 𐰇𐰲, from Proto-Turkic üč — three.

ئۈچىنچى (Uyghur): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “ئۈچىنچى”, step by step

ئۈچىنچى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur ئۈچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurئۈچthree
2Old Turkic𐰇𐰲three
3Proto-Turkicüčthree

via Uyghur ىنچى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurىنچى—
Every word from Proto-Turkic üč →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰇𐰲 →Every word from Uyghur ئۈچ →