Where does “чібек” come from?

чібек (Khakas) comes from Old Turkic jüpäk, from Proto-Turkic *yïp — string, cord, rope, line, thick strands of other cordage that are twisted together.

чібек (Khakas): silk

Definitions

  1. silk

Ancestry of “чібек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicjüpäk—
2Proto-Turkic*yïpstring, cord, rope, line, thick strands of other cordage that are twisted together
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yïp →Every word from Old Turkic jüpäk →
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