Where does “çakmakçı” come from?
çakmakçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çakmak, from Ottoman Turkish چاقماق — any instrument used for striking fire;...
çakmakçı (Turkish): maker or seller of lighters
Definitions
- maker or seller of lighters
Ancestry of “çakmakçı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | çakmak | lighter; to knock in, to nail; to flash, to blink |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چاقماق | any instrument used for striking fire;... |
Words derived from “çakmakçı”