Where does “دكانجی” come from?

دكانجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دكان, from Classical Persian دکان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

دكانجی (Ottoman Turkish): storekeeper, shopkeeper, one who runs a shop, either the owner or manager

Definitions

  1. storekeeper, shopkeeper, one who runs a shop, either the owner or manager

Ancestry of “دكانجی”, step by step

دكانجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دكان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدكانshop, store, an establishment that sells goods or services to the public
2Classical Persianدکان—
3Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
4Aramaicדוכנא—
5Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
6Sumerian𒆠𒍇—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “دكانجی”

Every word from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Aramaic דוכנא →