Where does “kuuselaq” come from?

kuuselaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian ко́зырь, from Polish kozyr.

kuuselaq (Yup'ik): card game similar to trumps

Definitions

  1. card game similar to trumps

Ancestry of “kuuselaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́зырьtrump
2Polishkozyr—
Every word from Polish kozyr →Every word from Russian ко́зырь →