Where does “-djí” come from?

-djí (Ladino) comes from Turkish -cı, from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

-djí (Ladino): a suffix forming the names of professions

Definitions

  1. a suffix forming the names of professions

Ancestry of “-djí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-cıSuffix appended to words to create a noun...
2Ottoman Turkishـچی—
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “-djí”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Turkish -cı →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی →