Where does “sirken” come from?

sirken (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سركن, from Proto-Turkic *ser-.

sirken (Turkish): white goosefoot, lamb's quarters, pigweed, any plant of the species Chenopodium album, sometimes used as a potherb

Definitions

  1. white goosefoot, lamb's quarters, pigweed, any plant of the species Chenopodium album, sometimes used as a potherb

Ancestry of “sirken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسركنshelf
2Proto-Turkic*ser-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *ser- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سركن →
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