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Where does “argali” come from?

argali (English) comes from Mongolian аргаль, from Proto-Turkic *arkar.

argali (English): "Ovis ammon", the largest wild sheep, which roams...

Definitions

  1. "Ovis ammon", the largest wild sheep, which roams...

Ancestry of “argali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianаргаль—
2Proto-Turkic*arkar—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *arkar →