Where does “مالهجی” come from?
مالهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ماله, from Persian ماله, from Persian مالیدن — to rub.
مالهجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of trowels
Definitions
- maker or seller of trowels
Ancestry of “مالهجی”, step by step
مالهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish ماله
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ماله | trowel, a plasterer's tool used in spreading and dressing mortar |
| 2 | Persian | ماله | anything with which ground is smoothed; trowel; harrow |
| 3 | Persian | مالیدن | to rub |
via Ottoman Turkish ـجی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجی | occupational suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | -či | Profession suffix |