Where does “παλιατζούρα” come from?

παλιατζούρα (Greek) comes from Greek παλιατζής, from Greek -τζής, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

παλιατζούρα (Greek): old, worn out and useless thing

Definitions

  1. old, worn out and useless thing

Ancestry of “παλιατζούρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαλιατζήςjunk dealer
2Greek-τζήςταξί + API → ταξιτζής; παλιά + API →...
3Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “παλιατζούρα

Every word from Proto-Turkic -čiEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ـجیEvery word from Greek -τζής