Where does “kalmukki” come from?

kalmukki (Finnish) comes from Russian калмы́к, from Kalmyk хальмг, from Jurchen ᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ, from Proto-Turkic kiāl-mak.

kalmukki (Finnish): Kalmyk person

Definitions

  1. Kalmyk person

Ancestry of “kalmukki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкалмы́кKalmyk
2KalmykхальмгKalmyk
3Jurchenᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ—
4Proto-Turkickiāl-mak—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiāl-mak →Every word from Jurchen ᡍᠠᠯᡅᡏᠠᡎ →Every word from Kalmyk хальмг →