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

Definitions

  1. ugly; dirty

Ancestry of “çirkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچرکینdirty, unclean
2Persianچرکbread; dirty; pus
3Bashkirčirik
4Bashkirčiri-
5Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
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