Where does “-xhi” come from?

-xhi (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

-xhi (Albanian): Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation

Ancestry of “-xhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “-xhi

Every word from Proto-Turkic -čiEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی
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