Where does “bostancılık” come from?
bostancılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish bostancı, 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 — to live.
bostancılık (Turkish): the profession or occupation of a truck gardener or market gardener
Definitions
- the profession or occupation of a truck gardener or market gardener
Ancestry of “bostancılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bostancı | truck gardener; bodyguard of the Ottoman sultan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوستانجی | gardener; a class of men, park ranger, bostanji,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | جی | maker, dealer; a suffix denoting a profession or... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जी | to win |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |