Where does “-джи́я” come from?

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

-джи́я (Bulgarian): Forms nouns depicting a representative of profession or occupation: -er, -ist

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns depicting a representative of profession or occupation: -er, -ist

Ancestry of “-джи́я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “-джи́я

Every word from Proto-Turkic -čiEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی
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