Where does “çiçekçilik” come from?
çiçekçilik (Turkish) comes from Turkish çiçekçi, from Turkish çiçek, from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.
çiçekçilik (Turkish): floristry
Ancestry of “çiçekçilik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | çiçekçi | florist; florist's |
| 2 | Turkish | çiçek | flower; blossom; smallpox, variola |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چیچك | flower; blossom; smallpox, variola |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | čeček | flower |