Where does “demirci” come from?

demirci (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish دمیرجی, from Proto-Turkic temürči, from Proto-Turkic temür — iron.

demirci (Turkish): ironmonger; smith, blacksmith

Definitions

  1. ironmonger; smith, blacksmith

Ancestry of “demirci”, step by step

demirci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish دمیرجی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدمیرجیiron dealer, blacksmith
2Proto-Turkictemürčismith, blacksmith
3Proto-Turkictemüriron

via Turkmen demir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmendemiriron

Words derived from “demirci

Every word from Proto-Turkic temürEvery word from Proto-Turkic temürčiEvery word from Ottoman Turkish دمیرجی