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

  1. A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found...

Ancestry of “chaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianча́гаbirch canker, chaga, clinker polypore, Inonotus obliquus
2Komi-Zyrianтшакmushroom; mold on a tree; tumor, painful growth...
3Serbo-Croatiančakeven
4Ottoman Turkishچاقexactly; precisely
Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاق →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čak →Every word from Komi-Zyrian тшак →