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Where does “باجی” come from?

باجی (Persian) comes from Turkish bacı, from Ottoman Turkish باجی, from Proto-Turkic bāča — elder sister; husbands of sisters; elder sister;...

باجی (Persian): sister; woman

Definitions

  1. sister; woman

Ancestry of “باجی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbacısister
2Ottoman Turkishباجیsister; old housemaid
3Proto-Turkicbāčaelder sister; husbands of sisters; elder sister;...
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