Where does “omırtqa” come from?

omırtqa (Karakalpak) comes from Proto-Turkic *oŋurtka — spine, backbone.

omırtqa (Karakalpak): vertebra

Definitions

  1. vertebra

Ancestry of “omırtqa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*oŋurtkaspine, backbone
Every word from Proto-Turkic *oŋurtka