Where does “чамџија” come from?
чамџија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ча́мац, from Serbo-Croatian -ац, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
чамџија (Serbo-Croatian): boatman, ferry-man
Definitions
- boatman, ferry-man
Ancestry of “чамџија”, step by step
чамџија traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian ча́мац
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ча́мац | boat |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -ац | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Macedonian чамец
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | чамец | boat |