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Where does “ко̀врча” come from?

ко̀врча (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قیورجق, from Ottoman Turkish قیورمق, from Proto-Turkic *kïbur-.

Ancestry of “ко̀врча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقیورجق—
2Ottoman Turkishقیورمق—
3Proto-Turkic*kïbur-—

Words derived from “ко̀врча”

  • коврчавост
  • ковртач
  • коврчица
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