Where does “čičak” come from?

čičak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.

čičak (Serbo-Croatian): burdock; cocklebur; bur

Definitions

  1. burdock; cocklebur; bur

Ancestry of “čičak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیچكflower; blossom; smallpox, variola
2Proto-Turkicčečekflower
Every word from Proto-Turkic čeček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیچك →