Etymology Explorer › Karakalpak

Where does “qaraqalpaq” come from?

qaraqalpaq (Karakalpak) comes from Tatar qalpaq, from Turkish kalpak, from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق.

Ancestry of “qaraqalpaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarqalpaqhat
2Turkishkalpakcalpack
3Ottoman Turkishقلپاق—

Words derived from “qaraqalpaq”

  • Karakalpak
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق →