Where does “çirağ” come from?

çirağ (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چراغ, from Persian چراغ, from Middle Persian clʾγ — lamp.

çirağ (Turkish): wick, candlewick

Definitions

  1. wick, candlewick

Ancestry of “çirağ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچراغlamp, lantern; light; wick, candlewick
2Persianچراغlamp; light; stove
3Middle Persianclʾγlamp
Every word from Middle Persian clʾγ →Every word from Persian چراغ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چراغ →