Where does “چراق” come from?

چراق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian چراغ, from Middle Persian clʾγ — lamp.

چراق (Ottoman Turkish): apprentice, novice; pupil; pensioner

Definitions

  1. apprentice, novice; pupil; pensioner

Ancestry of “چراق”, step by step

چراق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چراغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچراغlamp; light; stove
2Middle Persianclʾγlamp

via Classical Persian چراغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچراغ—

Words derived from “چراق”

Every word from Middle Persian clʾγ →Every word from Persian چراغ →