Where does “čivit” come from?

čivit (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیویت, from Proto-Turkic *čüvit.

čivit (Serbo-Croatian): indigo, Indigofera tinctoria and Indigofera gen. et spp

Definitions

  1. indigo, Indigofera tinctoria and Indigofera gen. et spp

Ancestry of “čivit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیویتindigo, a purplish-blue dye obtained from certain plants, such as the indigo plant or woad
2Proto-Turkic*čüvit—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čüvit →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیویت →