Where does “Karakalpakça” come from?
Karakalpakça (Turkish) comes from English Karakalpak, from Karakalpak qaraqalpaq, from Tatar qalpaq, from Turkish kalpak, from Ottoman Turkish قلپاق — calpack, a kind of cap typical of Turkic countries, with a high crown.
Karakalpakça (Turkish): Karakalpak language
Definitions
- Karakalpak language
Ancestry of “Karakalpakça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Karakalpak | A member of a Turkic ethnic group native to... |
| 2 | Karakalpak | qaraqalpaq | Karakalpak |
| 3 | Tatar | qalpaq | hat |
| 4 | Turkish | kalpak | calpack |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | قلپاق | calpack, a kind of cap typical of Turkic countries, with a high crown |