Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kurt-gar- (to rescue).

Verb

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куткар- (kutkar-)

  1. to set free, free, save, rescue

References

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Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 304