Where does “جىنايەتچى” come from?

جىنايەتچى (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur ـچى, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

جىنايەتچى (Uyghur): criminal

Definitions

  1. criminal

Ancestry of “جىنايەتچى”, step by step

جىنايەتچى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur ـچى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurـچىnoun-forming suffixes; adjective-forming suffixes
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

via Uyghur جىنايەت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurجىنايەتcrime, evil
2Arabicجِنَايَة—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Uyghur ـچى →