Where does “چیلك” come from?
چیلك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *čiye.
چیلك (Ottoman Turkish): strawberry, the sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria
Definitions
- strawberry, the sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria
Ancestry of “چیلك”, step by step
چیلك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Turkic *čiye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *čiye | — |
via Proto-Turkic *yidgelek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *yidgelek | berry |