Where does “çaylaq” come from?

çaylaq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani lək, from Persian lâk, from Hindi लाख, from Sanskrit लाक्षा — a species of plant; a kind of red dye, lac; the...

çaylaq (Azerbaijani): a (dry) riverbed

Definitions

  1. a (dry) riverbed

Ancestry of “çaylaq”, step by step

çaylaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani lək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniləkbed
2Persianlâk
3Hindiलाखone hundred thousand, lakh, lac
4Sanskritलाक्षाa species of plant; a kind of red dye, lac; the...

via Azerbaijani çay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniçaytea; river
2Persianجایplace
Every word from Sanskrit लाक्षाEvery word from Hindi लाखEvery word from Persian lâk