Where does “پلاوجی” come from?

پلاوجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پلاو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

پلاوجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or vender of pilav

Definitions

maker or vender of pilav

Ancestry of “پلاوجی”, step by step

پلاوجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish پلاو

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	پلاو	pilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth
2	Classical Persian	پلاو	—
3	Hindi	पुलाव	pulao
4	Sauraseni Prakrit	*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕	—
5	Sanskrit	पुलाक	a lump of boiled rice
6	Dravidian	Dravidian	—

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	ـجی	occupational suffix
2	Proto-Turkic	-či	Profession suffix

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