Where does “چیچكجی” come from?

چیچكجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.

چیچكجی (Ottoman Turkish): florist, a person who cultivates or sells flowers

Definitions

  1. florist, a person who cultivates or sells flowers

Ancestry of “چیچكجی”, step by step

چیچكجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چیچك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیچكflower; blossom; smallpox, variola
2Proto-Turkicčečekflower

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic čeček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیچك →