Where does “كندرجي” come from?

كندرجي (South Levantine Arabic) comes from South Levantine Arabic كندرة, from Ottoman Turkish قوندورا, from Greek κόθορνος.

كندرجي (South Levantine Arabic): shoemaker, cobbler

Definitions

  1. shoemaker, cobbler

Ancestry of “كندرجي”, step by step

كندرجي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Levantine Arabic كندرة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicكندرةpair of shoes
2Ottoman Turkishقوندوراshoe
3Greekκόθορνος—

via South Levantine Arabic ـجي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicـجي—
Every word from Greek κόθορνος →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوندورا →Every word from South Levantine Arabic كندرة →