Where does “呼和浩特” come from?

呼和浩特 (Chinese) comes from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ, from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ, from Proto-Mongolic *köke, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

Ancestry of “呼和浩特”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠA former palace and temple near Baotou
2Mongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡblue
3Proto-Mongolic*kökeblue
4Proto-Turkic*kȫk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *köke →Every word from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ →