Where does “كلاه‌جی” come from?

كلاه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كلاه, from Old Anatolian Turkish كلاه, from Persian کلاه, from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄ — bonnet; cap, bonnet.

كلاه‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of conical hats

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of conical hats

Ancestry of “كلاه‌جی”, step by step

كلاه‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كلاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكلاهpileus, a conical hat made of felt and worn by men
2Old Anatolian Turkishكلاه—
3Persianکلاهhat; crown; cap
4Middle Persiankwlʾp̄bonnet; cap, bonnet

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄ →Every word from Persian کلاه →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish كلاه →