Where does “аркъалыкъ” come from?

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

аркъалыкъ (Kumyk): beam, log (structural wooden element used in construction)

Definitions

  1. beam, log (structural wooden element used in construction)

Ancestry of “аркъалыкъ”, 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 →