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Where does “куркуль” come from?

куркуль (Russian) comes from Ukrainian курку́ль, from Turkish korkulu, from Turkish korkmak, from Ottoman Turkish قورقمق, from Proto-Turkic *kork-.

куркуль (Russian): miser, moneygrubber, penny pincher, cheapskate;...

Definitions

  1. miser, moneygrubber, penny pincher, cheapskate;...

Ancestry of “куркуль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкурку́ль—
2Turkishkorkulufrightful or dangerous one
3Turkishkorkmakto fear; to be afraid
4Ottoman Turkishقورقمق—
5Proto-Turkic*kork-—
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