Where does “ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ” come from?
ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ (Classical Mongolian) comes from Middle Mongolian ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠨ, from Proto-Mongolic dabusun — salt.
Ancestry of “ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Mongolian | ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠨ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mongolic | dabusun | salt |