Where does “чукундур” come from?
чукундур (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوكندر, from Persian چغندر, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
чукундур (Bulgarian): beetroot; dolt, blockhead
Definitions
- beetroot; dolt, blockhead
Ancestry of “чукундур”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوكندر | — |
| 2 | Persian | چغندر | beet |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | čak- | to strike, hit; be pointed, horned |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yak- | to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |