Where does “-τζής” come from?

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

-τζής (Greek): ταξί + API → ταξιτζής; παλιά + API →...

Definitions

  1. ταξί + API → ταξιτζής; παλιά + API →...

Ancestry of “-τζής”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-τζής

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