Where does “оџачар” come from?

оџачар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian О̀џак, from Turkish ocak, from Ottoman Turkish اوجاق, from Proto-Turkic *ōtčak.

оџачар (Serbo-Croatian): chimney sweep

Definitions

  1. chimney sweep

Ancestry of “оџачар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianО̀џакhearth, fireplace
2Turkishocakstove, oven, fireplace; chimney; January
3Ottoman Turkishاوجاقstove, oven, kiln, furnace; fireplace; chimney
4Proto-Turkic*ōtčak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ōtčak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوجاق →Every word from Turkish ocak →