Where does “аркъачыкъ” come from?

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

аркъачыкъ (Kumyk): hillock, knoll (small hill)

Definitions

  1. hillock, knoll (small hill)

Ancestry of “аркъачыкъ”, 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 →