Where does “چفتجی” come from?

چفتجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چفت, from Persian جفت, from Pahlavi ywht, from Proto-Iranian yuxtáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás, from Proto-Indo-European yugtós, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

چفتجی (Ottoman Turkish): farmer, agriculturist, husbandman, a person who raises crops and tends animals

Definitions

  1. farmer, agriculturist, husbandman, a person who raises crops and tends animals

Ancestry of “چفتجی”, step by step

چفتجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچفتpair; mate, one of a pair; couple, brace, two...
2Persianجفتpair; couple; mate
3Pahlaviywht—
4Proto-Iranianyuxtáh—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianyuktás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “چفتجی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yuktás →