Where does “جبه‌جی” come from?

جبه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.

جبه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): a maker or seller of robes, gown-dealer

Definitions

  1. a maker or seller of robes, gown-dealer

Ancestry of “جبه‌جی”, step by step

جبه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish جبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجبهiron armour, cuirass, coat of mail
2Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
3Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
4Arabicشَبّalum

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “جبه‌جی”

Every word from Arabic شَبّ →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebe →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebseg →