Where does “goygoycu” come from?

goygoycu (Turkish) comes from Turkish -çü, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

goygoycu (Turkish): a beggar who traveled and recited hymns during Muharram

Definitions

  1. a beggar who traveled and recited hymns during Muharram

Ancestry of “goygoycu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-çüSuffix appended to words to create a noun,...
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Turkish -çü →
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