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

چرک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir čirik

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

via Proto-Indo-European ḱers-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “چرک”

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