Where does “سرمایه‌جی” come from?

سرمایه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سرمایه, from Persian سرمایه, from Persian سر, from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

سرمایه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): funder, someone who furnishes capital to traders

Definitions

  1. funder, someone who furnishes capital to traders

Ancestry of “سرمایه‌جی”, step by step

سرمایه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish سرمایه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسرمایهcapital
2Persianسرمایهcapital money
3Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
4Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
5Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah
6Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has