Where does “kalmak” come from?

kalmak (Karaim) comes from Proto-Turkic kiāl- — to stay behind, remain.

kalmak (Karaim): to stay

Definitions

  1. to stay

Ancestry of “kalmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickiāl-to stay behind, remain
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiāl- →