Where does “анџија” come from?

анџија (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -џија, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

анџија (Macedonian): innkeeper

Definitions

  1. innkeeper

Ancestry of “анџија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-џијаSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -џија →