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