Where does “чічка” come from?

чічка (Ukrainian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیچك, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.

чічка (Ukrainian): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “чічка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیچكflower; blossom; smallpox, variola
2Proto-Turkicčečekflower
Every word from Proto-Turkic čeček →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیچك →