Where does “سمیدجی” come from?

سمیدجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سمید, from Persian سمید, from Arabic سَمِيد, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.

سمیدجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker, seller, or habitual eater of simit

Definitions

  1. maker, seller, or habitual eater of simit

Ancestry of “سمیدجی”, step by step

سمیدجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish سمید

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسمیدsemolina; simit
2PersianسمیدAlternative form of سمد; semolina
3Arabicسَمِيدsemolina
4Aramaicסְמִידָא—
5Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 →Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָא →Every word from Arabic سَمِيد →