Where does “مشكلچي” come from?

مشكلچي (Iraqi Arabic) comes from Arabic مشكل, from Arabic شكل, from Arabic شَكْل — form, shape; shape.

مشكلچي (Iraqi Arabic): troubled (someone with problems)

Definitions

  1. troubled (someone with problems)

Ancestry of “مشكلچي”, step by step

مشكلچي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مشكل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمشكلmixed, made of different assembled contents or parts
2Arabicشكلto hobble; to vocalize; to become dubious or...
3Arabicشَكْلform, shape; shape

via Iraqi Arabic ـچی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Iraqi Arabicـچی
Every word from Arabic شَكْلEvery word from Arabic شكلEvery word from Arabic مشكل