Where does “حمامجی” come from?

حمامجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish حمام, from Arabic حَمَّام.

حمامجی (Ottoman Turkish): the director of a hammam or Turkish bath

Definitions

  1. the director of a hammam or Turkish bath

Ancestry of “حمامجی”, step by step

حمامجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish حمام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحمامhammam, Turkish baths; bathroom; bath, baths
2Arabicحَمَّام—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Arabic حَمَّام →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حمام →