Where does “زورناجی” come from?

زورناجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زورنا, from Persian زرنا, from Persian سرنای — Alternative spelling of سرنا.

زورناجی (Ottoman Turkish): zurna-player, someone who plays the zurna

Definitions

  1. zurna-player, someone who plays the zurna

Ancestry of “زورناجی”, step by step

زورناجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish زورنا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزورناzurna
2PersianزرناAlternative form of سرنای; flute, zurna
3PersianسرنایAlternative spelling of سرنا

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “زورناجی”

Every word from Persian سرنای →Every word from Persian زرنا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زورنا →
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