Where does “παλιατζής” come from?
παλιατζής (Greek) comes from Greek -τζής, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či.
παλιατζής (Greek): junk dealer
Ancestry of “παλιατζής”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | -τζής | ταξί + API → ταξιτζής; παλιά + API →... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجی | occupational suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | -či | — |