Where does “бекчија” come from?

бекчија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بكجی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

бекчија (Macedonian): field keeper, guard

Definitions

  1. field keeper, guard

Ancestry of “бекчија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبكجیguard, sentry, watchman
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بكجی →