Where does “اوطونجی” come from?

اوطونجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوطون, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

اوطونجی (Ottoman Turkish): lumberjack, a person whose job is to fell trees

Definitions

  1. lumberjack, a person whose job is to fell trees

Ancestry of “اوطونجی”, step by step

اوطونجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اوطون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوطونfirewood, wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
2Proto-Turkic*ōtïn
3Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “اوطونجی

Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtEvery word from Proto-Turkic *ōtïnEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اوطون