Where does “қарақұмық” come from?

қарақұмық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қара, from Proto-Turkic kara — black.

қарақұмық (Kazakh): buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Definitions

  1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Ancestry of “қарақұмық”, step by step

қарақұмық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қара

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқараblack
2Proto-Turkickarablack

via Kazakh құмық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhқұмықKumyk (by ethnicity)
Every word from Proto-Turkic kara →Every word from Kazakh қара →