Where does “чак” come from?
чак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاق — exactly; precisely.
чак (Serbo-Croatian): even
Definitions
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Ancestry of “чак”, step by step
чак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish چاق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چاق | exactly; precisely |
via Proto-Turkic *čāk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *čāk | time, measure |