Where does “аксак” come from?

аксак (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic agsa-, from Proto-Turkic ak- — to flow.

аксак (Nogai): lame

Definitions

  1. lame

Ancestry of “аксак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicagsa-to limp, be lame; to hobble, limp
2Proto-Turkicak-to flow
Every word from Proto-Turkic ak- →Every word from Proto-Turkic agsa- →