Where does “čamdžija” come from?
čamdžija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -džija, from Ottoman Turkish جی, from Sanskrit जी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
čamdžija (Serbo-Croatian): boatman, ferry-man
Ancestry of “čamdžija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | -džija | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جی | maker, dealer; a suffix denoting a profession or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जी | to win |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |