Where does “-τζού” come from?

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

-τζού (Greek): ταξί + API → ταξιτζού; καφές + API →...

Definitions

  1. ταξί + API → ταξιτζού; καφές + API →...

Ancestry of “-τζού”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-τζού”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →