Where does “نشانجی” come from?

نشانجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نشان, from Classical Persian نِشَان, from Persian نیشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

نشانجی (Ottoman Turkish): marksman, sharpshooter, a person skilled at hitting targets

Definitions

  1. marksman, sharpshooter, a person skilled at hitting targets

Ancestry of “نشانجی”, step by step

نشانجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish نشان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنشانsign, mark, symbol, indicator; stamp; target
2Classical Persianنِشَان—
3Persianنیشانsign, mark
4Middle Persiannyšʾn'mark, sign; banner
5Proto-Iranianni-down
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
7Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →
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