Where does “qalamaq” come from?

qalamaq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Albanian kala-, from Proto-Albanian kala, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁- — to move; to turn, go round; turn, become.

qalamaq (Crimean Tatar): to build a wall

Definitions

  1. to build a wall

Ancestry of “qalamaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankala-upside down
2Proto-Albaniankala—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelh₁- →Every word from Albanian kala- →Every word from Proto-Albanian kala →