Where does “طرپانجی” come from?

طرپانجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طرپان, from Greek δρεπάνι, from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον, from Ancient Greek Δρέπανον, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη — suffix for instrument nouns.

طرپانجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of scythes

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of scythes

Ancestry of “طرپانجی”, step by step

طرپانجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish طرپان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطرپانscythe, a tool composed of a long, curving blade, used for mowing grass or grain by hand
2Greekδρεπάνιsickle, scythe
3Ancient Greekδρεπάνιονsickle
4Ancient GreekΔρέπανονsickle
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́νηsuffix for instrument nouns

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νηEvery word from Ancient Greek ΔρέπανονEvery word from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον