Where does “kulak” come from?

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

kulak (English): A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the...

Definitions

  1. A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the...

Ancestry of “kulak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкула́кfist; tight-fisted person; wealthy peasant;...
2Turkic*kulak

Words derived from “kulak

Every word from Turkic *kulakEvery word from Russian кула́к