Where does “ghimusun” come from?

ghimusun (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic kïmusun, from Proto-Mongolic -sun — Noun-forming suffix.

ghimusun (Dongxiang): nail; hoof

Definitions

  1. nail; hoof

Ancestry of “ghimusun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolickïmusunnail, claw
2Proto-Mongolic-sunNoun-forming suffix
Every word from Proto-Mongolic -sun →Every word from Proto-Mongolic kïmusun →