Where does “باشمقجی” come from?

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

باشمقجی (Ottoman Turkish): shoemaker, a maker or seller of shoes, especially slippers, babouches and pantofles

Definitions

  1. shoemaker, a maker or seller of shoes, especially slippers, babouches and pantofles

Ancestry of “باشمقجی”, step by step

باشمقجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish باشمق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباشمقshoe, a protective covering for the foot, but especially flat-bottomed ones, like slippers, babouches, or pantofles
2Proto-Turkicbaĺmakshoe, slipper; boot, shoe

Words derived from “باشمقجی”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →
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