Where does “مژده‌جی” come from?

مژده‌جی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مژده, from Parthian 𐫖𐫇𐫋𐫅𐫃, from Proto-Iranian miždám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian miždʰám, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

مژده‌جی (Ottoman Turkish): messenger or herald carrying good news

Definitions

  1. messenger or herald carrying good news

Ancestry of “مژده‌جی”, step by step

مژده‌جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مژده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمژدهgood news; joyful tidings; gladness
2Parthian𐫖𐫇𐫋𐫅𐫃—
3Proto-Iranianmiždám—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmiždʰámreward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian miždʰám →