Where does “bostancı” come from?
bostancı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوستانجی, from Ottoman Turkish جی, from Sanskrit जी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
bostancı (Turkish): truck gardener; bodyguard of the Ottoman sultan
Definitions
- truck gardener; bodyguard of the Ottoman sultan
Ancestry of “bostancı”, step by step
bostancı traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بوستانجی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوستانجی | gardener; a class of men, park ranger, bostanji,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جی | maker, dealer; a suffix denoting a profession or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जी | to win |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Turkish bostan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bostan | garden |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوستان | garden; garden patch, garden bed |
| 3 | Persian | بوستان | garden |
| 4 | Middle Persian | bwdstʾn' | — |
via Turkish cı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cı | — |