Where does “çirkince” come from?

çirkince (Turkish) comes from Turkish çirkin, 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;...

çirkince (Turkish): somewhat ugly

Definitions

  1. somewhat ugly

Ancestry of “çirkince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçirkinugly
2Ottoman Turkishچركین—
3Persianچرکینdirty, unclean
4Persianچرکbread; dirty; pus
5Bashkirčirik—
6Bashkirčiri-—
7Proto-Turkicčẹrrot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic čẹr →Every word from Bashkir čiri- →Every word from Bashkir čirik →