Where does “Kumyk” come from?

Kumyk (English) comes from Russian кумы́к, from Kumyk къумукъ — a Kumyk person.

Kumyk (English): A member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living predominantly in Dagestan

Definitions

  1. A member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living predominantly in Dagestan

Ancestry of “Kumyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкумы́к—
2Kumykкъумукъa Kumyk person
Every word from Kumyk къумукъ →Every word from Russian кумы́к →