Where does “دلبندجی” come from?

دلبندجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دلبند, from Persian دلبند, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.

دلبندجی (Ottoman Turkish): seller of muslins

Definitions

  1. seller of muslins

Ancestry of “دلبندجی”, step by step

دلبندجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دلبند

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدلبندa kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of...
2Persianدلبندbeloved; Alternative form of دولبند
3Classical Persianدِل
4Punjabiਦਿਲheart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions
5Classical Persianدل

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Classical Persian دلEvery word from Punjabi ਦਿਲEvery word from Classical Persian دِل