English
elchi
Elchi comes from Proto-Turkic *ēlči.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*ēlčireconstructed
- Englishtodayelchi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*ēlčireconstructed
- Englishtodayelchi
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *ēlči
Today it means
noun An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *ēlči / elchi