Where does “بوغچه‌جی” come from?

بوغچه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوغچه, from Ottoman Turkish ـجه, from Proto-Turkic *-če — Suffix expressing the equative case.

بوغچه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): tranter, peddler who goes from house to house with small wares, handkerchiefs, and the like

Definitions

  1. tranter, peddler who goes from house to house with small wares, handkerchiefs, and the like

Ancestry of “بوغچه‌جی”, step by step

بوغچه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بوغچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوغچهbundle, a cloth tied up for carrying things other than cloths, drawstring bag
2Ottoman Turkishـجهlike, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of
3Proto-Turkic*-čeSuffix expressing the equative case

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-če →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوغچه →