Where does “топуракъчы” come from?

топуракъчы (Kumyk) comes from Kumyk топуракъ, from Proto-Turkic toprak — earth, soil.

топуракъчы (Kumyk): farmer, tiller

Definitions

  1. farmer, tiller

Ancestry of “топуракъчы”, step by step

топуракъчы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kumyk топуракъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykтопуракъsoil, earth
2Proto-Turkictoprakearth, soil

via Kumyk чи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kumykчи
Every word from Proto-Turkic toprakEvery word from Kumyk топуракъ