Where does “باشاقجی” come from?

باشاقجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish باشاق, from Proto-Turkic bAlak, from Proto-Turkic bāla — young animal; child; wife's younger sister.

باشاقجی (Ottoman Turkish): gleaner, one who gathers the grains left in the fields

Definitions

  1. gleaner, one who gathers the grains left in the fields

Ancestry of “باشاقجی”, step by step

باشاقجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish باشاق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباشاقhead of a sharp weapon such as a spear, spade, and especially of an arrow; spearhead, arrowhead
2Proto-TurkicbAlakpant leg; ankle
3Proto-Turkicbālayoung animal; child; wife's younger sister

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic bāla →Every word from Proto-Turkic bAlak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باشاق →