Where does “konakçı” come from?

konakçı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوناقجی, from Ottoman Turkish قوناق, from Proto-Turkic kōñ.

konakçı (Turkish): host, one which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially

Definitions

  1. host, one which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially

Ancestry of “konakçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوناقجیquartermaster, an officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops
2Ottoman Turkishقوناقan act of alighting, taking station; a place...
3Proto-Turkickōñ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kōñ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوناق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قوناقجی →