Where does “пышак” come from?

пышак (Nogai) comes from Proto-Turkic *bïčgak, from Proto-Turkic *bïč- — to cut.

пышак (Nogai): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “пышак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*bïčgak—
2Proto-Turkic*bïč-to cut
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bïč- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *bïčgak →
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