Where does “çalğıçı” come from?

çalğıçı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani çalğı, from Azerbaijani çalmaq, from Proto-Turkic čal- — to mow.

çalğıçı (Azerbaijani): musician, instrumentalist especially one who plays folk tunes on traditional instruments at weddings etc

Definitions

  1. musician, instrumentalist especially one who plays folk tunes on traditional instruments at weddings etc

Ancestry of “çalğıçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniçalğımusic especially folk or traditional music
2Azerbaijaniçalmaqto play
3Proto-Turkicčal-to mow
Every word from Proto-Turkic čal- →Every word from Azerbaijani çalmaq →Every word from Azerbaijani çalğı →