Where does “арсалан” come from?

арсалан (Buryat) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠰᠯᠠᠩ, from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan — lion.

арсалан (Buryat): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “арсалан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠠᠷᠰᠯᠠᠩlion
2Proto-Turkic*arsïlanlion
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠰᠯᠠᠩ →