Where does “kalık” come from?

kalık (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قالیق, from Ottoman Turkish قالمق, from Proto-Turkic *kāl- — to stay behind, remain.

kalık (Turkish): lacking, incomplete; defective; remaining, left;...

Definitions

  1. lacking, incomplete; defective; remaining, left;...

Ancestry of “kalık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقالیقdefect, imperfection; defectiveness; remaining,...
2Ottoman Turkishقالمقto halt, cease moving, remain, remain behind, be...
3Proto-Turkic*kāl-to stay behind, remain
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kāl- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قالمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قالیق →