Where does “ایكنه‌جی” come from?

ایكنه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

ایكنه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of needles or pins

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of needles or pins

Ancestry of “ایكنه‌جی”, step by step

ایكنه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish ایكنه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایكنهneedle, a long, thin and sharp implement used in sewing, knitting and embroidery
2Proto-Turkic*igneneedle
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