Where does “kabakulak” come from?

kabakulak (Turkish) comes from Turkish kulak, from Ottoman Turkish قولاق, from Ottoman Turkish قول, from Old Anatolian Turkish قل, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

kabakulak (Turkish): mumps

Definitions

  1. mumps

Ancestry of “kabakulak”, step by step

kabakulak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kulak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkulakear
2Ottoman Turkishقولاقear; one who has lost an arm, arm-cripple
3Ottoman Turkishقولservant; arm; branch, section, division
4Old Anatolian Turkishقلslave
5Proto-Turkickülash

via Turkish kaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkabarude; coarse, unrefined; vulgar
2Persianقباlong garment, cloak, frock
3Arabicقَبَاء—
4Middle Persiankpʾhgarment, cloak
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish قل →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قول →