Where does “kułak” come from?

kułak (Polish) comes from Russian кула́к, from Turkic *kulak.

kułak (Polish): kulak

Definitions

  1. kulak

Ancestry of “kułak”, step by step

kułak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кула́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкула́кfist; tight-fisted person; wealthy peasant;...
2Turkic*kulak—

via Ukrainian кулак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкулакfist; cog; kulak
Every word from Turkic *kulak →Every word from Russian кула́к →