Where does “туткал” come from?

туткал (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوتقال, from Ottoman Turkish قالمق, from Proto-Turkic *kāl- — to stay behind, remain.

туткал (Macedonian): glue

Definitions

  1. glue

Ancestry of “туткал”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوتقالglue, any sticky substance used as an adhesive
2Ottoman Turkishقالمقto halt, cease moving, remain, remain behind, be...
3Proto-Turkic*kāl-to stay behind, remain
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