Where does “čičak” come from?
čičak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.
čičak (Serbo-Croatian): burdock; cocklebur; bur
Ancestry of “čičak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چیچك | flower; blossom; smallpox, variola |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | čeček | flower |