Where does “çirkin” come from?
çirkin (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian چرکین, from Persian چرک, from Bashkir čirik, from Bashkir čiri-, from Proto-Turkic čẹr — rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
çirkin (Azerbaijani): ugly; dirty
Ancestry of “çirkin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چرکین | — |
| 2 | Persian | چرک | bread; dirty; pus |
| 3 | Bashkir | čirik | — |
| 4 | Bashkir | čiri- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | čẹr | rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;... |