Where does “خامورجی” come from?

خامورجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خامور, from Persian خمیر, from Arabic خَمِير — leavened dough.

خامورجی (Ottoman Turkish): pastry chef, pastrymaker, patissier, a baker specialized in pastry products

Definitions

  1. pastry chef, pastrymaker, patissier, a baker specialized in pastry products

Ancestry of “خامورجی”, step by step

خامورجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish خامور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخامورdough
2Persianخمیرdough; paste
3Arabicخَمِيرleavened dough

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Arabic خَمِيرEvery word from Persian خمیرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish خامور
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