Where does “kulák” come from?

kulák (Hungarian) comes from Russian кула́к, from Turkic *kulak.

kulák (Hungarian): kulak; nominative plural of kula

Definitions

  1. kulak; nominative plural of kula

Ancestry of “kulák”, step by step

kulák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кула́к

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

via Hungarian kula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankulashit

Words derived from “kulák”

Every word from Turkic *kulak →Every word from Russian кула́к →