Where does “çörekçilik” come from?

çörekçilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish çörekçi, from Ottoman Turkish چوركجی, from Ottoman Turkish چورك, from Common Turkic čörek — a round loaf of bread.

çörekçilik (Turkish): the occupation of a baker or seller of pastries or sweetened buns

Definitions

  1. the occupation of a baker or seller of pastries or sweetened buns

Ancestry of “çörekçilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçörekçimaker or seller of pastries or sweetened buns
2Ottoman Turkishچوركجیmaker or seller of pastries or sweetened buns
3Ottoman Turkishچوركsweet bread, brioche
4Common Turkicčöreka round loaf of bread
Every word from Common Turkic čörek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چورك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چوركجی →