Where does “چركین” come from?

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

Ancestry of “چركین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچرکینdirty, unclean
2Persianچرکbread; dirty; pus
3Bashkirčirik—
4Bashkirčiri-—
5Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

Words derived from “چركین”

Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →