Where does “kapkaççı” come from?

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

kapkaççı (Turkish): A person who steals by quick, audacious means; a pickpocket

Definitions

  1. A person who steals by quick, audacious means; a pickpocket

Ancestry of “kapkaççı”, step by step

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