Where does “ghugvan” come from?
ghugvan (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic kurïgan, from Northern Altai -ак.
ghugvan (Dongxiang): lamb
Ancestry of “ghugvan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mongolic | kurïgan | lamb |
| 2 | Northern Altai | -ак | — |