Where does “چرك” come from?

چرك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian چرک, from Bashkir čirik, from Bashkir čiri-, from Proto-Turkic čẹr — rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

چرك (Ottoman Turkish): dirt, filth, squalor, any foul matter which soils or defiles

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, squalor, any foul matter which soils or defiles

Ancestry of “چرك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچرکbread; dirty; pus
2Bashkirčirik—
3Bashkirčiri-—
4Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →