Where does “بكجی” come from?

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

بكجی (Ottoman Turkish): guard, sentry, watchman

Definitions

  1. guard, sentry, watchman

Ancestry of “بكجی”, step by step

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

Words derived from “بكجی”

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