Where does “αραμπατζής” come from?

αραμπατζής (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish عربه‌جی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

αραμπατζής (Greek): carter, cart owner

Definitions

  1. carter, cart owner

Ancestry of “αραμπατζής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعربه‌جیdriver (of a wheeled vehicle)
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عربه‌جی →
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