Where does “çanakçı” come from?

çanakçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish çanak, from Ottoman Turkish چناق — bowl, earthen pot, a container used to hold, mix or present food.

çanakçı (Turkish): potter, a person who makes or sells earthenware pots or bowls

Definitions

  1. potter, a person who makes or sells earthenware pots or bowls

Ancestry of “çanakçı”, step by step

çanakçı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çanak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçanakbowl, earthenware pot, a container used to hold, mix or present food
2Ottoman Turkishچناقbowl, earthen pot, a container used to hold, mix or present food

via Ottoman Turkish چناقجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچناقجیpotter, a person who makes earthenware pots and other ceramic wares
Every word from Ottoman Turkish چناقEvery word from Turkish çanak