Where does “авӑнчӑк” come from?

авӑнчӑк (Chuvash) comes from Chuvash авӑн, from Russian овин, from Proto-Slavic *jevinъ — granary, barn.

авӑнчӑк (Chuvash): bent, curved, crooked, twisted

Definitions

  1. bent, curved, crooked, twisted

Ancestry of “авӑнчӑк”, step by step

авӑнчӑк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chuvash авӑн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashавӑнto bend, to curve, to crook
2Russianовинbarn (for storing crops), drying barn
3Proto-Slavic*jevinъgranary, barn

via Serbo-Croatian чак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianчакeven
2Ottoman Turkishچاقexactly; precisely
Every word from Proto-Slavic *jevinъ →Every word from Russian овин →Every word from Chuvash авӑн →