Where does “دعوتجی” come from?

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

دعوتجی (Ottoman Turkish): inviter, someone who invites or a messenger sent with an invitation

Definitions

  1. inviter, someone who invites or a messenger sent with an invitation

Ancestry of “دعوتجی”, step by step

دعوتجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish دعوت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدعوتcall, summons, an instance of calling or hailing someone using one's voice
2Arabicدَعْوَةinvitation; call to action; invitation
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →