Where does “чиркин” come from?

чиркин (Tajik) comes from Persian چرکین, from Persian چرک, from Bashkir čirik, from Bashkir čiri-, from Proto-Turkic čẹr — rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

чиркин (Tajik): dirty, nasty

Definitions

  1. dirty, nasty

Ancestry of “чиркин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچرکینdirty, unclean
2Persianچرکbread; dirty; pus
3Bashkirčirik—
4Bashkirčiri-—
5Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →