Where does “чим” come from?

чим (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیم, from Proto-Turkic *čïm.

чим (Bulgarian): turf, sod, greensward

Definitions

  1. turf, sod, greensward

Ancestry of “чим”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیمsod, turf
2Proto-Turkic*čïm—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čïm →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیم →