Where does “حصارجی” come from?

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

حصارجی (Ottoman Turkish): peasant bound to work at repairs of a fortress, feudal retainer who holds land on condition of defending a fortress

Definitions

  1. peasant bound to work at repairs of a fortress, feudal retainer who holds land on condition of defending a fortress

Ancestry of “حصارجی”, step by step

حصارجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish حصار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحصارcastle, fortress, stronghold
2Arabicحِصَار—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →