Where does “حكوجي” come from?

حكوجي (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic حكى, from Arabic حَكَى — to tell.

حكوجي (South Levantine Arabic): talkative

Definitions

  1. talkative

Ancestry of “حكوجي”, step by step

حكوجي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic حكى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicحكىto talk, to speak
2Arabicحَكَىto tell

via South Levantine Arabic ـجي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicـجي—
Every word from Arabic حَكَى →Every word from South Levantine Arabic حكى →