Where does “harabagie” come from?

harabagie (Romanian) comes from Romanian harabagiu, from Ottoman Turkish عربه‌جی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

harabagie (Romanian): cartage, hauling

Definitions

  1. cartage, hauling

Ancestry of “harabagie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianharabagiucarter
2Ottoman Turkishعربه‌جیdriver (of a wheeled vehicle)
3Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عربه‌جی →