Where does “قلمجی” come from?

قلمجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلم, from Old Anatolian Turkish قلم, from Arabic قَلَم, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

قلمجی (Ottoman Turkish): seller of reeds for pens

Definitions

  1. seller of reeds for pens

Ancestry of “قلمجی”, step by step

قلمجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قلم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلمreed, especially when cut and dried for use
2Old Anatolian Turkishقلمreed pen
3Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
4Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος