Where does “üçkâğıtçı” come from?

üçkâğıtçı (Turkish) comes from Turkish üçkâğıt, from Turkish üç, from Ottoman Turkish اوچ, from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.

üçkâğıtçı (Turkish): trickster, grifter, scammer

Definitions

  1. trickster, grifter, scammer

Ancestry of “üçkâğıtçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishüçkâğıttrickery, grift, scam, deceit
2Turkishüçthree
3Ottoman Turkishاوچthree (3)
4Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
5Arabicأَوْج—
6Persianاوگ—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →