Where does “чекия” come from?

чекия (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاقی, from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- — to strike, to cut.

чекия (Bulgarian): penknife, pocketknife

Definitions

  1. penknife, pocketknife

Ancestry of “чекия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاقیpenknife, clasp-knife, pocketknife, a small knife whose blades can fold in its handle
2Proto-Turkicč(i)ak-to strike, to cut
Every word from Proto-Turkic č(i)ak- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاقی →