Where does “-չի” come from?

-չի (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

-չի (Armenian): Appended to words to create a noun, denoting a...

Definitions

  1. Appended to words to create a noun, denoting a...

Ancestry of “-չի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـچی—
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “-չի”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی →