Where does “хаг” come from?

хаг (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Turkic kāk, from Proto-Germanic kōpǭ — the prow of a sleigh.

хаг (Mongolian): coating, crust; lichen, moss; dandruff

Definitions

  1. coating, crust; lichen, moss; dandruff

Ancestry of “хаг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickāk—
2Proto-Germanickōpǭthe prow of a sleigh
Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpǭ →Every word from Proto-Turkic kāk →