Where does “kulak” come from?

kulak (Czech) comes from Russian кула́к, from Turkic *kulak.

kulak (Czech): kulak, a prosperous peasant marked as an enemy of...

Definitions

  1. kulak, a prosperous peasant marked as an enemy of...

Ancestry of “kulak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкула́кfist; tight-fisted person; wealthy peasant;...
2Turkic*kulak
Every word from Turkic *kulakEvery word from Russian кула́к