Where does “قوطیجی” come from?

قوطیجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوطی, from Greek κουτί, from Ancient Greek κυτίον, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

قوطیجی (Ottoman Turkish): boxmaker, a maker, seller, or manufacturer of boxes, chests and similar containers

Definitions

  1. boxmaker, a maker, seller, or manufacturer of boxes, chests and similar containers

Ancestry of “قوطیجی”, step by step

قوطیجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قوطی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوطیbox
2Greekκουτίpacket, carton; can, canister; box, caddy
3Ancient Greekκυτίον—
4Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύτος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυτίον →