Where does “چورباجی” come from?

چورباجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.

چورباجی (Ottoman Turkish): soup vendor

Definitions

  1. soup vendor

Ancestry of “چورباجی”, step by step

چورباجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چوربا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچورباsoup
2Persianشورباa kind of stew
3Persianشورsalty; excitement; uproar, clamor
4Persianشوریدنto revolt, to rebel
5Persianشستنto wash

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Persian شستن →Every word from Persian شوریدن →Every word from Persian شور →