Where does “یاغجی” come from?

یاغجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

یاغجی (Ottoman Turkish): dealer in oil, grease, ointment, etc

Definitions

  1. dealer in oil, grease, ointment, etc

Ancestry of “یاغجی”, step by step

یاغجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

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

via Ottoman Turkish یاغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاغoil, grease, ointment, pomade, any greasy substance
2Proto-Turkicyāgfat, butter, lard, thick

Words derived from “یاغجی”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →