Where does “кичмени” come from?

кичмени (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ки̑чма, from Ottoman Turkish قیچ, from Proto-Turkic *kïč.

кичмени (Serbo-Croatian): spinal

Definitions

  1. spinal

Ancestry of “кичмени”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianки̑чмаspine
2Ottoman Turkishقیچ—
3Proto-Turkic*kïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیچ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ки̑чма →