Where does “دودوكجی” come from?

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

دودوكجی (Ottoman Turkish): whistler, someone who plays the whistle

Definitions

  1. whistler, someone who plays the whistle

Ancestry of “دودوكجی”, step by step

دودوكجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish دودوك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدودوكwhistle, a device designed to be blown to make a whistling sound
2Turkishtutuk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →