Where does “خالیجی” come from?

خالیجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خالی, from Persian خالی, from Arabic خَالٍ.

خالیجی (Ottoman Turkish): carpetmaker, carpetmonger, a manufacturer or trader of carpets

Definitions

  1. carpetmaker, carpetmonger, a manufacturer or trader of carpets

Ancestry of “خالیجی”, step by step

خالیجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish خالی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخالیempty, devoid; vacant, unoccupied; carpet
2Persianخالیempty, devoid; carpet
3Arabicخَالٍ—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Arabic خَالٍ →Every word from Persian خالی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خالی →