Where does “kalakalmak” come from?

kalakalmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish kalmak, from Proto-Turkic kiāl- — to stay behind, remain.

kalakalmak (Turkish): to stay speechless without moving or speaking

Definitions

  1. to stay speechless without moving or speaking

Ancestry of “kalakalmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalmakto remain, be left; to be left over; to come to a...
2Proto-Turkickiāl-to stay behind, remain
Every word from Proto-Turkic kiāl- →Every word from Turkish kalmak →