Where does “زیتونجی” come from?

زیتونجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زیتون, from Arabic زَيْتُون — Zayton; olive; olive.

زیتونجی (Ottoman Turkish): grower or seller of olives

Definitions

  1. grower or seller of olives

Ancestry of “زیتونجی”, step by step

زیتونجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish زیتون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزیتونolive; olive-colored
2ArabicزَيْتُونZayton; olive; olive

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Arabic زَيْتُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish زیتون →