Where does “аркъалы” come from?

аркъалы (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk аркъа, from Proto-Turkic *arka — back.

аркъалы (Kumyk): elevated, hilly (having hills or uneven terrain)

Definitions

  1. elevated, hilly (having hills or uneven terrain)

Ancestry of “аркъалы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykаркъаback, spine (dorsal part of the body)
2Proto-Turkic*arkaback
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arka →Every word from Kumyk аркъа →