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Where does “Karakalpak” come from?

Karakalpak (English) comes from Karakalpak qaraqalpaq, from Tatar qalpaq, from Turkish kalpak, from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق.

Karakalpak (English): A member of a Turkic ethnic group native to...

Definitions

  1. A member of a Turkic ethnic group native to...

Ancestry of “Karakalpak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karakalpakqaraqalpaq—
2Tatarqalpaqhat
3Turkishkalpakcalpack
4Ottoman Turkishقلپاق—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق →