Where does “usu” come from?

usu (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic usun, from Proto-Mongolic -sun — Noun-forming suffix.

usu (Dongxiang): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “usu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicusunwater
2Proto-Mongolic-sunNoun-forming suffix
Every word from Proto-Mongolic -sun →Every word from Proto-Mongolic usun →