Where does “قانونجی” come from?

قانونجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قانون, from Arabic قَانُون, from Ancient Greek κανών — rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

قانونجی (Ottoman Turkish): legislator, lawmaker, someone who creates or enacts laws

Definitions

  1. legislator, lawmaker, someone who creates or enacts laws

Ancestry of “قانونجی”, step by step

قانونجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قانون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقانونlaw (of man, as distinct from the law of God)
2Arabicقَانُونlaw, regulation; tax, law
3Ancient Greekκανώνrod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Ancient Greek κανών →Every word from Arabic قَانُون →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قانون →