Where does “صاواشجی” come from?

صاواشجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صاواش, from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

صاواشجی (Ottoman Turkish): warrior, fighter, combatant, a person who is actively engaged in a battle

Definitions

  1. warrior, fighter, combatant, a person who is actively engaged in a battle

Ancestry of “صاواشجی”, step by step

صاواشجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish صاواش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصاواشeffort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
2Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
3Chichewabasteal
4Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →
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