Where does “Outer Mongolia” come from?
Outer Mongolia (English) comes from English outer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Outer Mongolia (English): viewed as a region south of Siberia, west of Manchuria and north of Inner Mongolia (with closely related native Mongolian population), well north of the Great Wall, which never became an integral part of the Chinese empire, and later achieved autonomy and full independence from China, as the republi
Definitions
- viewed as a region south of Siberia, west of Manchuria and north of Inner Mongolia (with closely related native Mongolian population), well north of the Great Wall, which never became an integral part of the Chinese empire, and later achieved autonomy and full independence from China, as the republi
Ancestry of “Outer Mongolia”, step by step
Outer Mongolia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outer | Outside; external; Farther from the centre of the... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Mongolia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mongolia | — |
| 2 | English | Mongol | A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian; A member of... |
| 3 | Mongolian | ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ | Mongol, Mongolian |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |