Where does “ћумурџија” come from?
ћумурџија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ћумур, from Ottoman Turkish كومور, from Proto-Turkic kömür — coal.
ћумурџија (Serbo-Croatian): coal miner
Ancestry of “ћумурџија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ћумур | coal, charcoal |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كومور | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kömür | coal |