Where does “دكرمنجی” come from?

دكرمنجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دكرمن, from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen, from Proto-Turkic tegir-, from Proto-Turkic teg- — to reach.

دكرمنجی (Ottoman Turkish): miller, a person who owns or operates a mill

Definitions

  1. miller, a person who owns or operates a mill

Ancestry of “دكرمنجی”, step by step

دكرمنجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دكرمن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدكرمنmill, a grinding apparatus or appliance for substances such as grains and seeds
2Proto-Turkic*tegirmen—
3Proto-Turkictegir-to spin, turn; round, circle; to turn, to spin
4Proto-Turkicteg-to reach

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic teg- →Every word from Proto-Turkic tegir- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegirmen →