Where does “سوریجی” come from?

سوریجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سورمك, from Old Anatolian Turkish sür-, from Proto-Turkic sǖr- — to vade away; to drive away, banish.

سوریجی (Ottoman Turkish): driver

Definitions

  1. driver

Ancestry of “سوریجی”, step by step

سوریجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish سورمك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسورمكto drive, drive away, banish, advance, sell in...
2Old Anatolian Turkishsür-to drive away, spend time, go ahead, advance; to...
3Proto-Turkicsǖr-to vade away; to drive away, banish

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “سوریجی”

Every word from Proto-Turkic sǖr- →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish sür- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سورمك →