Where does “Կույումջյան” come from?
Կույումջյան (Armenian) comes from Turkish kuyumcu, from Turkish -çü, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či.
Ancestry of “Կույումջյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kuyumcu | jeweller, goldsmith; jeweller's |
| 2 | Turkish | -çü | Suffix appended to words to create a noun,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجی | occupational suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | -či | — |