Where does “زنبركجی” come from?

زنبركجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زنبرك, from Persian زنبورک, from Persian زنبور, from Arabic زُنْبُور, from Aramaic זבּור — hornet.

زنبركجی (Ottoman Turkish): crossbowman, arbalest, a soldier equipped with a crossbow

Definitions

crossbowman, arbalest, a soldier equipped with a crossbow

Ancestry of “زنبركجی”, step by step

زنبركجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish زنبرك

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	زنبرك	kind of crossbow to throw heavy bolts
2	Persian	زنبورک	little wasp; crossbow; a kind of little cannon,...
3	Persian	زنبور	hornet; wasp; bee
4	Arabic	زُنْبُور	hornet
5	Aramaic	זבּור	hornet

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	ـجی	occupational suffix
2	Proto-Turkic	-či	Profession suffix

Every word from Aramaic זבּור →Every word from Arabic زُنْبُور →Every word from Persian زنبور →