Where does “چوركجی” come from?

چوركجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چورك, from Common Turkic čörek — a round loaf of bread.

چوركجی (Ottoman Turkish): maker or seller of pastries or sweetened buns

Definitions

  1. maker or seller of pastries or sweetened buns

Ancestry of “چوركجی”, step by step

چوركجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چورك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوركsweet bread, brioche
2Common Turkicčöreka round loaf of bread

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

Words derived from “چوركجی”

Every word from Common Turkic čörek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چورك →