Where does “karanfilci” come from?

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

karanfilci (Turkish): grower or seller of carnations or clove

Definitions

  1. grower or seller of carnations or clove

Ancestry of “karanfilci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-cıSuffix appended to words to create a noun...
2Ottoman Turkishـچی—
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix

Words derived from “karanfilci”

Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Turkish -cı →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـچی →