Where does “خدمتجی” come from?

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

خدمتجی (Ottoman Turkish): servant, one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties

Definitions

  1. servant, one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties

Ancestry of “خدمتجی”, step by step

خدمتجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish خدمت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخدمتservice, an act of being of assistance to someone
2Arabicخِدْمَة—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →
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