Where does “اوقوییجی” come from?

اوقوییجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Turkish okumak, from Ottoman Turkish اوقومق, from Proto-Turkic *okï- — to call.

Ancestry of “اوقوییجی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishokumakto read; to study, peruse; to sing; to chant,...
2Ottoman Turkishاوقومقto read; to study
3Proto-Turkic*okï-to call
Every word from Proto-Turkic *okï- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوقومق →Every word from Turkish okumak →