"Mussalchee `torchbearer' combines mussal `torch, usually of oilsoaked rags,' adapted from Hindi masal or mashal , the Hindi version of Arabic mash'al , and Turkic - ci (or chi, ji ), a suffix denoting an agent."
Mussalchee combines mussal, adapted from Hindi masal or mashal, and Turkic - ci, a suffix denoting an agent.