Where does “чага” come from?
чага (Russian) comes from Komi-Zyrian тшак, from Serbo-Croatian čak, from Ottoman Turkish چاق — exactly; precisely.
Ancestry of “чага”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Komi-Zyrian | тшак | mushroom; mold on a tree; tumor, painful growth... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | čak | even |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چاق | exactly; precisely |
Words derived from “чага”