Where does “хәлифәлек” come from?

хәлифәлек (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir хәлифә, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

хәлифәлек (Bashkir): caliphate

Definitions

  1. caliphate

Ancestry of “хәлифәлек”, step by step

хәлифәлек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir хәлифә

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirхәлифәcaliph
2Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

via Bashkir лек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirлекaffix forming a noun denoting property or state
Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →Every word from Bashkir хәлифә →