Where does “çükündür” come from?

çükündür (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوكندر, from Persian چغندر, from Proto-Iranian čak-, from Proto-Turkic yak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

çükündür (Turkish): beet, a cultivated, flowering plant of the species Beta vulgaris

Definitions

  1. beet, a cultivated, flowering plant of the species Beta vulgaris

Ancestry of “çükündür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوكندر—
2Persianچغندرbeet
3Proto-Iraniančak-to strike, hit; be pointed, horned
4Proto-Turkicyak-to burn; produce fire; to burn; strike fire;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yak- →Every word from Proto-Iranian čak- →