Where does “Авджиев” come from?

Авджиев (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian авджи́я, from Ottoman Turkish آوجی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

Ancestry of “Авджиев”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianавджи́яhunter
2Ottoman Turkishآوجیhunter, huntsman
3Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آوجی →