Where does “օտունճի” come from?
օտունճի (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوطونجی, from Ottoman Turkish اوطون, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
օտունճի (Armenian): lumberjack, woodcutter
Ancestry of “օտունճի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اوطونجی | lumberjack, a person whose job is to fell trees |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوطون | firewood, wood intended to be burned, typically for heat |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *ōtïn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
Words derived from “օտունճի”