Where does “qalmaq” come from?

qalmaq (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Turkic kiāl- — to stay behind, remain.

qalmaq (Crimean Tatar): to find oneself

Definitions

  1. to find oneself

Ancestry of “qalmaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickiāl-to stay behind, remain
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiāl-