Where does “كومورجی” come from?

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

كومورجی (Ottoman Turkish): charcoal burner or dealer

Definitions

  1. charcoal burner or dealer

Ancestry of “كومورجی”, step by step

كومورجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish كومور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكومورcharcoal, a substance obtained by destructive distillation of wood
2Proto-Turkickömürcoal
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →
كومورجی — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer