Where does “bekçi” come from?

bekçi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بكجی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

bekçi (Turkish): guard

Definitions

  1. guard

Ancestry of “bekçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبكجیguard, sentry, watchman
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بكجی →