kalmyk means of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Etymology
Transliteration of Russian калмы́к m anim sg (kalmýk, noun), itself a Turkic exonym ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kāl-mak (“to stay behind”, literally “those who stayed behind”).
adj
- Of, from or relating to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
name
- A Mongolic language, spoken in and around Kalmykia in Russia.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.“Kalmyks are unique, being Europeans who traditionally practiced Buddhism.”