Where does “eşekçi” come from?

eşekçi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اشكجی, from Ottoman Turkish اشك, from Classical Persian اشک, from Proto-Iranian Hácru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂éḱru.

eşekçi (Turkish): donkey driver, a person who uses donkeys to carry loads or transport people

Definitions

  1. donkey driver, a person who uses donkeys to carry loads or transport people

Ancestry of “eşekçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاشكجیdealer in donkeys or donkey-driver
2Ottoman Turkishاشكdonkey, ass
3Classical Persianاشک—
4Proto-IranianHácrutear
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáćrutear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱrutear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱrutear
8Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂éḱru—

Words derived from “eşekçi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂éḱru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱru →