Where does “كامنچه‌جی” come from?

كامنچه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كمانچه, from Persian کمانچه, from Persian کمان, from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭.

كامنچه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): fiddler, violinist

Definitions

  1. fiddler, violinist

Ancestry of “كامنچه‌جی”, step by step

كامنچه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كمانچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكمانچهa little archery bow
2Persianکمانچهkamancheh; fiddle, violin
3Persianکمانbow; arch; arc
4Middle Persian𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬𐭠𐭭 →Every word from Persian کمان →Every word from Persian کمانچه →