Where does “mungiu” come from?

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

mungiu (Romanian): chandler, candlemaker

Definitions

  1. chandler, candlemaker

Ancestry of “mungiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمومجیchandler, maker or seller of candles
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “mungiu”

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