Where does “ќумурџија” come from?

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

ќумурџија (Macedonian): charcoal burner, collier, coal vendor (person who makes and/or sells charcoal/coal)

Definitions

  1. charcoal burner, collier, coal vendor (person who makes and/or sells charcoal/coal)

Ancestry of “ќумурџија”, 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 →