Where does “катаджия” come from?

катаджия (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian кат, from Ottoman Turkish قات, from Proto-Turkic Kat — berry.

катаджия (Bulgarian): traffic police officer

Definitions

  1. traffic police officer

Ancestry of “катаджия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкатstorey, floor; layer, thickness, fold, ply; a set...
2Ottoman Turkishقاتcoat, layer, a single thickness of some material covering a surface
3Proto-TurkicKatberry
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kat →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قات →Every word from Bulgarian кат →