Where does “čuruk” come from?

čuruk (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوروك, from Bashkir čirik, from Bashkir čiri-, from Proto-Turkic čẹr — rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

čuruk (Serbo-Croatian): nasty person, one who wishes to harm others, one who does not help others, miscreant, bully, scoundrel

Definitions

  1. nasty person, one who wishes to harm others, one who does not help others, miscreant, bully, scoundrel

Ancestry of “čuruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوروكrotten, spoilt, sare, frush, decayed, no longer usable or edible
2Bashkirčirik—
3Bashkirčiri-—
4Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →
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