Where does “یاغلقجی” come from?

یاغلقجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاغلق, from Ottoman Turkish یاغ, from Proto-Turkic yāg — fat, butter, lard, thick.

یاغلقجی (Ottoman Turkish): manufacturer of, or dealer in handkerchieves

Definitions

  1. manufacturer of, or dealer in handkerchieves

Ancestry of “یاغلقجی”, step by step

یاغلقجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish یاغلق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاغلقhandkerchief, piece of cloth carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
2Ottoman Turkishیاغoil, grease, ointment, pomade, any greasy substance
3Proto-Turkicyāgfat, butter, lard, thick

via Ottoman Turkish ـجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic yāg →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاغلق →
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