Where does “ایپكجی” come from?

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

ایپكجی (Ottoman Turkish): silk-merchant, a dealer in silk thread

Definitions

  1. silk-merchant, a dealer in silk thread

Ancestry of “ایپكجی”, step by step

ایپكجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish ایپك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایپكsilk, a fine, protein fiber excreted by the silkworm which can be woven into textiles
2Proto-Turkic*yïpak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →