Where does “elekçilik” come from?

elekçilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish elekçi, from Turkish -cı, from Ottoman Turkish ـچی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

elekçilik (Turkish): Making or selling sieves

Definitions

  1. Making or selling sieves

Ancestry of “elekçilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishelekçimaker or seller of sieves
2Turkish-cıSuffix appended to words to create a noun...
3Ottoman Turkishـچی—
4Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Turkish -cı →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی →
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