Etymology[edit]
Analyzable as сай (say) + -ла (-la).
сайламакъ • (saylamaq)
- to choose, to select, to pick
- to elect
Further reading[edit]
- Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “сайламакъ”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН