Where does “трк” come from?

трк (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Persian تنباکو, from Portuguese tabaco, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.

трк (Serbo-Croatian): run, running

Definitions

  1. run, running

Ancestry of “трк”, step by step

трк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تنباکو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتنباکوtobacco
2Portuguesetabacotobacco
3Spanishtabacotobacco
4Ottoman Turkishطباقdish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover
5Arabicطَبَقplate
6Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
7Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
8Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
9Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Proto-Slavic tъrkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъrkъrun, sprint
2Proto-Indo-Europeantŕ̥kʷ-os
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-