Proto-Turkic: *čEk- ( ~ -i-)
Meaning: silk bead embroidery
Russian meaning: вышивка бисером по шелку
Karakhanid: čikin 'embroidered brocade' (MK) Tatar: čigen 'golden embroidery' (R - Kas.); čig- 'to embroider'
Middle Turkic: čikin 'floral designs embroidered in silk' (Sangl.) Bashkir: sige- 'to embroider'
Balkar: čij tigiš 'вышивание гладью'
Comments: EDT 415-416, ДТС 143. Despite Clauson, cannot be < Chin. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-krh,turcet-tat,turcet-chg,turcet-bas,turcet-blkx,turcet-reference,