Where does “kulak” come from?
kulak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قولاق, from Ottoman Turkish قول, from Old Anatolian Turkish قل, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
kulak (Turkish): ear
Ancestry of “kulak”, step by step
kulak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قولاق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قولاق | ear; one who has lost an arm, arm-cripple |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قول | servant; arm; branch, section, division |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | قل | slave |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |
via Russian кула́к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | кула́к | fist; tight-fisted person; wealthy peasant;... |
| 2 | Turkic | *kulak | — |
Words derived from “kulak”