Where does “čir” come from?

čir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čirъ.

čir (Serbo-Croatian): ulcer

Definitions

  1. ulcer

Ancestry of “čir”, step by step

čir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic čirъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčirъ

via Sanskrit चिर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचिरlong-lasting, lasting a long time, existing from ancient times
Every word from Proto-Slavic čirъ