Where does “jollxhi” come from?

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

jollxhi (Albanian): boatswain

Definitions

  1. boatswain

Ancestry of “jollxhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیولجیtraveller, wayfarer, one who travels, especially to distant lands
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یولجی →
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