Where does “chaga” come from?
chaga (English) comes from Russian ча́га, from Komi-Zyrian тшак, from Serbo-Croatian čak, from Ottoman Turkish چاق — exactly; precisely.
chaga (English): A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found...
Definitions
- A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found...
Ancestry of “chaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ча́га | — |
| 2 | Komi-Zyrian | тшак | mushroom; mold on a tree; tumor, painful growth... |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | čak | even |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چاق | exactly; precisely |