Where does “هواجی” come from?

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

هواجی (Ottoman Turkish): one who manifests a liking, desire, whim or fancy

Definitions

  1. one who manifests a liking, desire, whim or fancy

Ancestry of “هواجی”, step by step

هواجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish هوا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهواair, the substance constituting Earth's atmosphere
2Arabicهَوَاءair, atmosphere
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →