Where does “قورشونجی” come from?

قورشونجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قورشون, from Common Turkic korgušïn, from Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn — lead (metal).

قورشونجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or caster of lead

Definitions

  1. maker or caster of lead

Ancestry of “قورشونجی”, step by step

قورشونجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قورشون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقورشونlead; bullet
2Common Turkickorgušïnlead
3Proto-Turkic*korguĺčïnlead (metal)

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn →Every word from Common Turkic korgušïn →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قورشون →