Where does “çivit” come from?

çivit (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیویت, from Proto-Turkic *čüvit.

çivit (Turkish): indigo, Indigofera tinctoria and Indigofera gen. et spp

Definitions

  1. indigo, Indigofera tinctoria and Indigofera gen. et spp

Ancestry of “çivit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیویتindigo, a purplish-blue dye obtained from certain plants, such as the indigo plant or woad
2Proto-Turkic*čüvit—

Words derived from “çivit”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čüvit →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیویت →
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