Where does “бармакъ” come from?

бармакъ (Karachay-Balkar) comes from Turkmen barmak, from Proto-Turkic bar- — to walk, go; to come, reach.

бармакъ (Karachay-Balkar): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “бармакъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenbarmakfinger
2Proto-Turkicbar-to walk, go; to come, reach
Every word from Proto-Turkic bar- →Every word from Turkmen barmak →