Where does “كوپریجی” come from?

كوپریجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوپری, from Proto-Turkic *köpürüg.

كوپریجی (Ottoman Turkish): bridger, a person that builds bridges

Definitions

  1. bridger, a person that builds bridges

Ancestry of “كوپریجی”, step by step

كوپریجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كوپری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوپریbridge
2Proto-Turkic*köpürüg—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic *köpürüg →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوپری →