Where does “yangıncılık” come from?
yangıncılık (Turkish) comes from Turkish yangıncı, from Ottoman Turkish یانغینجی, from Ottoman Turkish یانغین, from Ottoman Turkish یانمق, from Proto-Turkic yan- — to burn.
Ancestry of “yangıncılık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | yangıncı | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یانغینجی | fireman, firefighter, a person who has been trained to put out fires |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | یانغین | burnt, scorched, singed, dried or damaged by excessive exposure to sunlight or heat |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | یانمق | to be burnt, suffer |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | yan- | to burn |