Where does “юрганджия” come from?

юрганджия (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -джи́я, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

юрганджия (Bulgarian): quilter quilt or duvet salesman

Definitions

  1. quilter quilt or duvet salesman

Ancestry of “юрганджия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-джи́яForms nouns depicting a representative of profession or occupation: -er, -ist
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →