Where does “آرسلانجی” come from?

آرسلانجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان, from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan — lion.

آرسلانجی (Ottoman Turkish): lion tamer, a performer who interacts with a lion as an entertainment

Definitions

  1. lion tamer, a performer who interacts with a lion as an entertainment

Ancestry of “آرسلانجی”, step by step

آرسلانجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ارسلان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishارسلانlion
2Proto-Turkic*arsïlanlion

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ارسلان →