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Where does “çabuk” come from?

çabuk (Turkish) comes from Persian چابک, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭯𐭪, from Old Persian 𐎨𐎱𐎣 — quick.

çabuk (Turkish): quick, fast

Definitions

  1. quick, fast

Ancestry of “çabuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچابکquick, fast, swift; sharp, acute; beautiful
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭠𐭯𐭪—
3Old Persian𐎨𐎱𐎣quick
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