Where does “اینكجی” come from?

اینكجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اینك, from Old Anatolian Turkish iŋäk, from Proto-Turkic ingek, from Proto-Turkic in — lair, burrow.

اینكجی (Ottoman Turkish): cowherd, cowherder, a tender or keeper of cattle, especially cows

Definitions

  1. cowherd, cowherder, a tender or keeper of cattle, especially cows

Ancestry of “اینكجی”, step by step

اینكجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish اینك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاینكcow
2Old Anatolian Turkishiŋäk—
3Proto-Turkicingekcow
4Proto-Turkicinlair, burrow

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic in →Every word from Proto-Turkic ingek →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish iŋäk →