Where does “aşçı” come from?

aşçı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آشجی, from Persian آش, from Proto-Turkic (i)aĺ — food, meal.

aşçı (Turkish): cook, one who cooks

Definitions

  1. cook, one who cooks

Ancestry of “aşçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآشجیcook, chef, cuisinier, trencher-man, an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry
2Persianآشthick Persian-style soup; pottage
3Proto-Turkic(i)aĺfood, meal

Words derived from “aşçı”

Every word from Proto-Turkic (i)aĺ →Every word from Persian آش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آشجی →