Where does “Hohhot” come from?

Hohhot (English) comes from Mongolian Хөх хот, from Mongolian хөх, from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ, from Proto-Mongolic *köke, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

Ancestry of “Hohhot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianХөх хотA former palace and temple near Baotou
2Mongolianхөхblue; breast
3Mongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡblue
4Proto-Mongolic*kökeblue
5Proto-Turkic*kȫk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *köke →Every word from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ →