Where does “Çeltikçi” come from?
Çeltikçi (Turkish) comes from Turkish çeltik, from Ottoman Turkish چلتیك — paddy, rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
Çeltikçi (Turkish): rice farmer, someone who grows or cultivates rice
Definitions
- rice farmer, someone who grows or cultivates rice
Ancestry of “Çeltikçi”, step by step
Çeltikçi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish çeltik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çeltik | paddy, rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چلتیك | paddy, rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested |
via Ottoman Turkish چلتیكجی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چلتیكجی | rice farmer or rice grower |