Where does “shaxmatchi” come from?

shaxmatchi (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek -chi, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

shaxmatchi (Uzbek): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “shaxmatchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbek-chi—
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Uzbek -chi →