Where does “аркъасалагъан” come from?

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

аркъасалагъан (Kumyk): a felt pad or mat worn by women carrying water jugs to protect their backs

Definitions

  1. a felt pad or mat worn by women carrying water jugs to protect their backs

Ancestry of “аркъасалагъан”, step by step

аркъасалагъан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kumyk аркъа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykаркъаback, spine (dorsal part of the body)
2Proto-Turkic*arkaback

via Kumyk салагъан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykсалагъан—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arka →Every word from Kumyk аркъа →