Where does “باصمه‌جی” come from?

باصمه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish باصمه, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.

باصمه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): typographer, printer, one who makes prints or the operator of a printing press

Definitions

  1. typographer, printer, one who makes prints or the operator of a printing press

Ancestry of “باصمه‌جی”, step by step

باصمه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish باصمه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباصمه
2Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
3Proto-Turkicbas-to press

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “باصمه‌جی

Every word from Proto-Turkic bas-Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمقEvery word from Ottoman Turkish باصمه