Where does “جواهرجی” come from?

جواهرجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish جواهر, from Arabic جَوَاهِر, from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

جواهرجی (Ottoman Turkish): lapidary, gemsmith, gemwright, a person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones

Definitions

  1. lapidary, gemsmith, gemwright, a person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones

Ancestry of “جواهرجی”, step by step

جواهرجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish جواهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجواهر—
2Arabicجَوَاهِرjewel
3Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
4Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
5Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
6Old Persiangauθra—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “جواهرجی”

Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →