Where does “چیچكلر” come from?

چیچكلر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.

Ancestry of “چیچكلر”, step by step

چیچكلر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چیچك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیچكflower; blossom; smallpox, variola
2Proto-Turkicčečekflower

via Ottoman Turkish ـلر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـلر—
Every word from Proto-Turkic čeček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیچك →