Where does “չարչիություն” come from?

չարչիություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian չարչի, from Ottoman Turkish چرچی.

չարչիություն (Armenian): petty trading/shopkeeping, peddlery

Definitions

  1. petty trading/shopkeeping, peddlery

Ancestry of “չարչիություն”, step by step

չարչիություն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian չարչի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianչարչիpedlar, peddler, hawker, higgler, packman,...
2Ottoman Turkishچرچی—

via Armenian ություն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianություն-ery
Every word from Ottoman Turkish چرچی →Every word from Armenian չարչի →