Where does “قیوجی” come from?

قیوجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

قیوجی (Ottoman Turkish): welldigger, a person who digs a well

Definitions

  1. welldigger, a person who digs a well

Ancestry of “قیوجی”, step by step

قیوجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

via Ottoman Turkish قیو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیوwell, a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water or other fluids
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →