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

  1. flower; blossom; smallpox, variola

Ancestry of “چېچەك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Uyghurčẹčäk—
2Old Turkicçeçek—
3Proto-Turkicčečekflower
Every word from Proto-Turkic čeček →Every word from Old Turkic çeçek →Every word from Old Uyghur čẹčäk →