Where does “çirkinlik” come from?
çirkinlik (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;...
çirkinlik (Turkish): ugliness
Ancestry of “çirkinlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çirkin | ugly |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چركین | — |
| 3 | Persian | چرکین | — |
| 4 | Persian | چرک | bread; dirty; pus |
| 5 | Bashkir | čirik | — |
| 6 | Bashkir | čiri- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | čẹr | rot; disease; rotten, foul; to rot; illness;... |