Where does “دوكمهجی” come from?

دوكمهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوكمه, from Ottoman Turkish دوكمك, from Proto-Turkic düg- — to pound; to tie in a knot; make a loop.

دوكمهجی (Ottoman Turkish): founder, especially a brass-founder

Definitions

  1. founder, especially a brass-founder

Ancestry of “دوكمهجی”, step by step

دوكمهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دوكمه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدوكمهcast, poured, molded; something cast, e. g. cast...
2Ottoman Turkishدوكمكto pour, to spill, to cast
3Proto-Turkicdüg-to pound; to tie in a knot; make a loop

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic düg- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دوكمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دوكمه →