Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ᠭᠠᠯ” come from?
ᠭᠠᠯ (Classical Mongolian) comes from Middle Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯ, from Proto-Mongolic gal — fire.
Ancestry of “ᠭᠠᠯ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Mongolian
ᠬᠠᠯ
—
2
Proto-Mongolic
gal
fire
Words derived from “ᠭᠠᠯ”
гал
ᠭᠠᠯ
галт
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