Where does “cherestegiu” come from?

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

cherestegiu (Romanian): lumberman

Definitions

  1. lumberman

Ancestry of “cherestegiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكرسته‌جیtimber merchant, a maker of wooden boards and beams
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “cherestegiu”

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