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Where does “چرک” come from?

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

چرک (Persian): bread; dirty; pus

Definitions

  1. bread; dirty; pus

Ancestry of “چرک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirčirik—
2Bashkirčiri-—
3Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

Words derived from “چرک”

  • ჩირქი
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