Where does “qaraqalpaq” come from?

qaraqalpaq (Karakalpak) comes from Tatar qalpaq, from Turkish kalpak, from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق — calpack, a kind of cap typical of Turkic countries, with a high crown.

qaraqalpaq (Karakalpak): Karakalpak

Definitions

  1. Karakalpak

Ancestry of “qaraqalpaq”, step by step

qaraqalpaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tatar qalpaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarqalpaqhat
2Turkishkalpakcalpack
3Ottoman Turkishقلپاقcalpack, a kind of cap typical of Turkic countries, with a high crown

via Karakalpak qara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karakalpakqarablack
2Proto-Turkickarablack

Words derived from “qaraqalpaq”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق →Every word from Turkish kalpak →Every word from Tatar qalpaq →