Where does “mungerie” come from?

mungerie (Romanian) comes from Romanian mungiu, from Ottoman Turkish مومجی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

mungerie (Romanian): candle workshop

Definitions

  1. candle workshop

Ancestry of “mungerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmungiuchandler, candlemaker
2Ottoman Turkishمومجیchandler, maker or seller of candles
3Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مومجی →