Where does “сачма” come from?
сачма (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صاچمه, from Ottoman Turkish صاچمق, from Proto-Turkic *sač-.
сачма (Macedonian): buckshot
Ancestry of “сачма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صاچمه | buckshot |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | صاچمق | to scatter, sprinkle |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *sač- | — |