Where does “çir” come from?

çir (Turkish) comes from Armenian չիր, from Middle Armenian չիր, from Old Armenian չոր, from Proto-Indo-European ksoro-.

çir (Turkish): dried apricot; prune

Definitions

  1. dried apricot; prune

Ancestry of “çir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianչիրdried fruit
2Middle Armenianչիրdried fruit
3Old Armenianչորdry; rough; only, simply, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksoro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksoro- →Every word from Old Armenian չոր →Every word from Middle Armenian չիր →