Where does “زلجی” come from?

زلجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زل, from Persian زیر, from Middle Persian azēr — under.

زلجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of cymbals, gongs, and the like

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of cymbals, gongs, and the like

Ancestry of “زلجی”, step by step

زلجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish زل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزلcymbal or pair of cymbals or a gong
2Persianزیرhigh-pitched; kasra; underneath
3Middle Persianazērunder

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Middle Persian azēr →Every word from Persian زیر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زل →