Where does “къалмакъ” come from?

къалмакъ (Kumyk) comes from Proto-Turkic kiāl- — to stay behind, remain.

къалмакъ (Kumyk): to stay

Definitions

  1. to stay

Ancestry of “къалмакъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickiāl-to stay behind, remain
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiāl-