Where does “اشكجی” come from?

اشكجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اشك, from Classical Persian اشک, from Proto-Iranian Hácru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂éḱru.

اشكجی (Ottoman Turkish): dealer in donkeys or donkey-driver

Definitions

  1. dealer in donkeys or donkey-driver

Ancestry of “اشكجی”, step by step

اشكجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اشك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاشكdonkey, ass
2Classical Persianاشک—
3Proto-IranianHácrutear
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćrutear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱrutear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱrutear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂éḱru—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “اشكجی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂éḱru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱru →