Etymology

kalmuck

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Today it means: A kind of shaggy cloth resembling bearskin. Full definition →

Middle Polish Kałmuk m sg ← Kipchak *qazaq
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  1. Kipchak *qazaq · derived from
  2. Middle Polish · derived fromKałmuk m sg
  3. English todayKalmuck

From Middle Polish Kałmuk m sg (noun), from Kipchak [Term?] (/⁠qalmaq⁠/), whence Kazakh қалмақ (qalmaq), Siberian Tatar ҡалмаҡ (qalmaq), etc.

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