Where does “مىللەتچى” come from?

مىللەتچى (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur مىللەت, from Chagatai ملت, from Arabic مِلَّة — nation, religion; religious community.

مىللەتچى (Uyghur): nationalist

Definitions

  1. nationalist

Ancestry of “مىللەتچى”, step by step

مىللەتچى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur مىللەت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurمىللەتnation, ethnic group
2Chagataiملت—
3Arabicمِلَّةnation, religion; religious community

via Uyghur ـچى

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

Words derived from “مىللەتچى”

Every word from Arabic مِلَّة →Every word from Chagatai ملت →Every word from Uyghur مىللەت →