Where does “чигит” come from?

чигит (Tajik) comes from Uzbek chigit, from Chagatai چکیت, from Proto-Turkic *čüvit.

чигит (Tajik): cottonseed

Definitions

  1. cottonseed

Ancestry of “чигит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekchigit—
2Chagataiچکیت—
3Proto-Turkic*čüvit—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čüvit →Every word from Chagatai چکیت →Every word from Uzbek chigit →