Where does “چېچەك” come from?
چېچەك (Uyghur) comes from Old Uyghur čẹčäk, from Old Turkic çeçek, from Proto-Turkic čeček — flower.
چېچەك (Uyghur): flower; blossom; smallpox, variola
Definitions
- flower; blossom; smallpox, variola
Ancestry of “چېچەك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Uyghur | čẹčäk | — |
| 2 | Old Turkic | çeçek | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | čeček | flower |