Kökenindeki

Kökenindeki is a Turkish grammatical form built from the noun köken (origin) with the locative suffix -de and the relative/demonstrative suffix -ki, forming kökenindeki. It functions as a determiner or adjective within noun phrases, meaning roughly “the one in/at its origin” or “of its origin.”

In usage, kökenindeki describes a noun as relating to or located in its origin, or as belonging to that origin context. It is not typically a standalone lexical item but a bound morpheme that helps specify which part of a larger context is being referred to. The construction is comparable to other deki forms such as evdeki or içindeki, which attach to a base noun to indicate a particular object or subset within a known location or context.

Commonly encountered in formal or technical Turkish, kökenindeki can introduce phrases that discuss aspects tied to origin, root, or birthplace. It often appears in scientific, historical, or linguistic writing to narrow attention to features that originate from a prior context. The exact interpretation depends on the surrounding text, but the core idea remains: the noun it modifies is situated in or derived from its origin.

Examples:

- Kökenindeki farklar dilbilim açısından ilginçtir. (The differences in its origin are interesting from a linguistic perspective.)

- Kökenindeki veriler güvenilir değildir. (The data from its origin are not reliable.)

- Kökenindeki hatayı bulduk. (We found the error in its origin.)

Related forms include other -deki constructions such as evdeki, içindeki, and dışındaki, which similarly locate or relate a noun to a particular context.