Where does “آتشجی” come from?

آتشجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آتش, from Classical Persian آتش, from Middle Persian ʾthš, from Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱, from Proto-Iranian ātr-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- — fire.

آتشجی (Ottoman Turkish): stoker, a person who stokes coal, especially one on a steamship or steam train

Definitions

  1. stoker, a person who stokes coal, especially one on a steamship or steam train

Ancestry of “آتشجی”, step by step

آتشجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish آتش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآتشfire
2Classical Persianآتش—
3Middle Persianʾthšfire
4Avestan𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱singular nominative of ????; fire
5Proto-Iranianātr-fire
6Proto-Indo-Iranianātṛ-fire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₁ter-fire

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ātṛ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian ātr- →