Where does “tavukçu” come from?

tavukçu (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طاوقجی, from Ottoman Turkish طاوق, from Proto-Turkic *takïgu — hen, fowl.

tavukçu (Turkish): A person who deals in breeding or selling (whether alive or butchered) poultry; a poulterer, chicken farmer

Definitions

  1. A person who deals in breeding or selling (whether alive or butchered) poultry; a poulterer, chicken farmer

Ancestry of “tavukçu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطاوقجیchicken farmer, poulterer, a farmer who keeps or works with chickens or a dealer in poultry
2Ottoman Turkishطاوقfowl; hen
3Proto-Turkic*takïguhen, fowl
Every word from Proto-Turkic *takïgu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طاوق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طاوقجی →