Where does “بالطه‌جی” come from?

بالطه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بالطه, from Proto-Turkic baltu — axe.

بالطه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of axes, hatchets or battle axes

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of axes, hatchets or battle axes

Ancestry of “بالطه‌جی”, step by step

بالطه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بالطه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبالطهax, axe
2Proto-Turkicbaltuaxe

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “بالطه‌جی

Every word from Proto-Turkic baltuEvery word from Ottoman Turkish بالطه