Where does “aşçılık” come from?

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

aşçılık (Turkish): cooking, cookery

Definitions

  1. cooking, cookery

Ancestry of “aşçılık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaşçıcook, one who cooks
2Ottoman Turkishآشجیcook, chef, cuisinier, trencher-man, an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry
3Persianآشthick Persian-style soup; pottage
4Proto-Turkic(i)aĺfood, meal
Every word from Proto-Turkic (i)aĺ →Every word from Persian آش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آشجی →