Where does “قارجی” come from?

قارجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قار, from Proto-Turkic kār, from Proto-Iranian karah — fold, of time (during which an action or event happens).

قارجی (Ottoman Turkish): snow seller

Definitions

  1. snow seller

Ancestry of “قارجی”, step by step

قارجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقارsnow
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “قارجی”

Every word from Proto-Iranian karah →Every word from Proto-Turkic kār →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قار →