Where does “阿吾勒” come from?

阿吾勒 (Chinese) comes from Kazakh ауыл, from Proto-Turkic *āgïl, from Proto-Turkic āɣ- — to enclose.

阿吾勒 (Chinese): Xinjiang Kazakh aul

Definitions

  1. Xinjiang Kazakh aul

Ancestry of “阿吾勒”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhауылvillage, countryside
2Proto-Turkic*āgïlfold
3Proto-Turkicāɣ-to enclose
Every word from Proto-Turkic āɣ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *āgïl →Every word from Kazakh ауыл →