Where does “авамлыкъ” come from?
авамлыкъ (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk авам, from Ottoman Turkish عوام, from Arabic عوام, from Arabic عام, from Arabic منفعة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.
авамлыкъ (Kumyk): ignorance, illiteracy (state of being uneducated)
Definitions
- ignorance, illiteracy (state of being uneducated)
Ancestry of “авамлыкъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumyk | авам | uneducated, ignorant, backward (lacking knowledge or cultural refinement) |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | عوام | — |
| 3 | Arabic | عوام | plural of عَامَّة |
| 4 | Arabic | عام | year; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar... |
| 5 | Arabic | منفعة | benefit, utility, usefulness |
| 6 | Arabic | نفع | to profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;... |
| 7 | Arabic | ف | then, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;... |
| 8 | Arabic | نَفِدَ | to run out, to give out |