Where does “ciuruc” come from?

ciuruc (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوروك, from Bashkir čirik, from Bashkir čiri-, from Proto-Turkic čẹr — rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

ciuruc (Romanian): worthless thing

Definitions

  1. worthless thing

Ancestry of “ciuruc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوروكrotten, spoilt, sare, frush, decayed, no longer usable or edible
2Bashkirčirik—
3Bashkirčiri-—
4Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →