Where does “sakız” come from?

sakız (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ساقز, from Proto-Turkic *sakïŕ — gum, resin.

sakız (Turkish): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “sakız”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishساقزresin, gum, a highly viscous secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees
2Proto-Turkic*sakïŕgum, resin
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sakïŕ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ساقز →
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