Where does “قوللقجی” come from?
قوللقجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوللق, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
قوللقجی (Ottoman Turkish): janissary serving in a garrisons as security guard
Definitions
- janissary serving in a garrisons as security guard
Ancestry of “قوللقجی”, step by step
قوللقجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قوللق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوللق | servanthood, service, serving |
| 2 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 4 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |