Where does “yağcı” come from?

yağcı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یاغجی, from Ottoman Turkish ـجی, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

yağcı (Turkish): oil extractor or seller

Definitions

  1. oil extractor or seller

Ancestry of “yağcı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیاغجیdealer in oil, grease, ointment, etc
2Ottoman Turkishـجیoccupational suffix
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـجی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاغجی →