Surname
Kalaşnikov
“belonging to (son of) the 'kalach-man”
Kalaşnikov is used as a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalaşnikov is a romanization of Калашников. Калашников goes back to a word meaning “belonging to (son of) the 'kalach-man.”
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Where it comes from
Kalaşnikov is a romanization of Калашников. Калашников comes from Proto-Slavic.
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Kalaşnikov’s family of names
In Russian usage, Kalaşnikov as a surname is a transliteration of Калашников.
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