Where does “ћорсокак” come from?

ћорсокак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ћор, from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

ћорсокак (Serbo-Croatian): blind alley; dead end; cul-de-sac

Definitions

  1. blind alley; dead end; cul-de-sac

Ancestry of “ћорсокак”, step by step

ћорсокак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ћор

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianћорblind; blind in one eye
2Ottoman Turkishكورblind
3Persianکورblind
4Middle Persiankwl—

via Serbo-Croatian сокак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсокакalley
2Ottoman Turkishسوقاقstreet, road, lane, alley
3Persianزقاقstreet; lane
4Arabicزُقَاق—
Every word from Middle Persian kwl →Every word from Persian کور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كور →