Where does “بورغوجی” come from?

بورغوجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورغو, from Proto-Turkic *burgu — trumpet.

بورغوجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of borers, drills, augers or gimlets

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of borers, drills, augers or gimlets

Ancestry of “بورغوجی”, step by step

بورغوجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بورغو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبورغوscrew, auger
2Proto-Turkic*burgutrumpet

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *burgu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورغو →
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