Where does “خبرجی” come from?

خبرجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خبر, from Old Anatolian Turkish خبر, from Arabic خَبَر — news, information.

خبرجی (Ottoman Turkish): herald, bode, a special messenger which brings important news

Definitions

  1. herald, bode, a special messenger which brings important news

Ancestry of “خبرجی”, step by step

خبرجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish خبر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخبرnews; information; advice
2Old Anatolian Turkishخبر—
3Arabicخَبَرnews, information

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Arabic خَبَر →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish خبر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خبر →