Where does “kulakk” come from?

kulakk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Russian кула́к, from Turkic *kulak.

kulakk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a kulak prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers

Definitions

  1. a kulak prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers

Ancestry of “kulakk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкула́кfist; tight-fisted person; wealthy peasant;...
2Turkic*kulak—
Every word from Turkic *kulak →Every word from Russian кула́к →
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