Where does “بخورجی” come from?

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

بخورجی (Ottoman Turkish): censer, a person who censes, perfumes with incense, or sells incense

Definitions

  1. censer, a person who censes, perfumes with incense, or sells incense

Ancestry of “بخورجی”, step by step

بخورجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish بخور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبخورincense, biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites
2Arabicبَخُورincense
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