Where does “kələkbaz” come from?

kələkbaz (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani kələk, from Pashto کلک, from Arabic كَلَك.

kələkbaz (Azerbaijani): sly person; crafty fellow, dodger, slyboots

Definitions

  1. sly person; crafty fellow, dodger, slyboots

Ancestry of “kələkbaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanikələktrick, deception, artifice
2Pashtoکلکhard; tough; rigid, firm, stiff; inflexible;...
3Arabicكَلَك—
Every word from Arabic كَلَك →Every word from Pashto کلک →Every word from Azerbaijani kələk →