Where does “مرهمجی” come from?

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

مرهمجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of ointments, salves, or pomades

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of ointments, salves, or pomades

Ancestry of “مرهمجی”, step by step

مرهمجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish مرهم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمرهمointment, salve, pomade, any viscous preparation used as a treatment or as an emollient
2Arabicمَرْهَم—
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →