Where does “kuyumcu” come from?
kuyumcu (Turkish) comes from Turkish -çü, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či.
kuyumcu (Turkish): jeweller, goldsmith; jeweller's
Definitions
- jeweller, goldsmith; jeweller's
Ancestry of “kuyumcu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | -çü | Suffix appended to words to create a noun,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجی | occupational suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | -či | — |