Where does “оларак” come from?

оларак (Eastern Mari) comes from Eastern Mari ола, from Chuvash хула, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Ancestry of “оларак”, step by step

оларак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Mari ола

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariолаcolored; city
2Chuvashхулаtown
3Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

via Eastern Mari рак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariрак—
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Chuvash хула →Every word from Eastern Mari ола →