Where does “hanxhi” come from?

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

hanxhi (Albanian): innkeeper

Definitions

  1. innkeeper

Ancestry of “hanxhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-xhiSuffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Albanian -xhi →