دربندجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From دربند (derbend, “defile; Ottoman mountain outpost”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

دربندجی • (derbendci)

  1. (historical) derbendci, the guard charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief

Descendants

  • Turkish: derbentçi
  • → Albanian: dervenxhiu
  • → Bulgarian: дервентджия (derventdžija)
  • → English: derbendci
  • → Italian: dervenci
  • → Macedonian: дервенџија (dervendžija)

Further reading

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