Where does “مومجی” come from?

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

مومجی (Ottoman Turkish): chandler, maker or seller of candles

Definitions

  1. chandler, maker or seller of candles

Ancestry of “مومجی”, step by step

مومجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Persian موم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمومwax; candle

Words derived from “مومجی”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →