Where does “çirkin” come from?

çirkin (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چركین, from Persian چرکین, from Persian چرک, from Bashkir čirik, from Bashkir čiri-, from Proto-Turkic čẹr — rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

çirkin (Turkish): ugly

Definitions

  1. ugly

Ancestry of “çirkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچركین—
2Persianچرکینdirty, unclean
3Persianچرکbread; dirty; pus
4Bashkirčirik—
5Bashkirčiri-—
6Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...

Words derived from “çirkin”

Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →