Where does “اشكینجی” come from?

اشكینجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اشكین, from English Elgin, from Proto-Turkic ẹĺ- — to walk, trot, amble.

اشكینجی (Ottoman Turkish): sort of mounted, feudal yeoman who participated in expeditions with his horse

Definitions

  1. sort of mounted, feudal yeoman who participated in expeditions with his horse

Ancestry of “اشكینجی”, step by step

اشكینجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اشكین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاشكینamble, canter, a gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop
2EnglishElginA placename
3Proto-Turkicẹĺ-to walk, trot, amble

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic ẹĺ- →Every word from English Elgin →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اشكین →