Where does “चेचक” come from?

चेचक (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian چیچک, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.

चेचक (Hindi): smallpox

Definitions

  1. smallpox

Ancestry of “चेचक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچیچک—
2Proto-Turkicčečekflower
Every word from Proto-Turkic čeček →Every word from Classical Persian چیچک →