Where does “ча́га” come from?

ча́га (Russian) comes from Komi-Zyrian тшак, from Serbo-Croatian čak, from Ottoman Turkish چاق — exactly; precisely.

ча́га (Russian): birch canker, chaga, clinker polypore, Inonotus obliquus

Definitions

  1. birch canker, chaga, clinker polypore, Inonotus obliquus

Ancestry of “ча́га”, step by step

ча́га traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian тшак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianтшакmushroom; mold on a tree; tumor, painful growth...
2Serbo-Croatiančakeven
3Ottoman Turkishچاقexactly; precisely

via Proto-Turkic yaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyakacollar; edge; edge; collar

Words derived from “ча́га”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاق →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čak →Every word from Komi-Zyrian тшак →