Where does “merkepçilik” come from?

merkepçilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish merkepçi, from Ottoman Turkish مركبجی, from Arabic مركب, from Arabic مَرْكَب — boat, saddle; boat, saddle etc; ship, saddle.

Ancestry of “merkepçilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmerkepçi—
2Ottoman Turkishمركبجیperson who manufactures or sells ink professionally
3Arabicمركبanything upon which one rides; compound, composed...
4Arabicمَرْكَبboat, saddle; boat, saddle etc; ship, saddle
Every word from Arabic مَرْكَب →Every word from Arabic مركب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مركبجی →