Where does “кичма” come from?

кичма (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیچ, from Proto-Turkic *kïč.

кичма (Macedonian): spine, backbone

Definitions

  1. spine, backbone

Ancestry of “кичма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیچ—
2Proto-Turkic*kïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیچ →
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