Where does “یاشمقجی” come from?

یاشمقجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاشمق, from Turkish -mek, from Ottoman Turkish ـمك — to, infinitive-forming suffix.

یاشمقجی (Ottoman Turkish): female attendant in charge of the veils of a lady

Definitions

  1. female attendant in charge of the veils of a lady

Ancestry of “یاشمقجی”, step by step

یاشمقجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish یاشمق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاشمقveil
2Turkish-mekInfinitive ending of verbs having a front or high...
3Ottoman Turkishـمكto, infinitive-forming suffix

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـمك →Every word from Turkish -mek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاشمق →
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