Where does “ulus” come from?

ulus (English) comes from Russian улу́с, from Yakut улуус, from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

ulus (English): plural of ulu; An administrative division of the...

Definitions

  1. plural of ulu; An administrative division of the...

Ancestry of “ulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianулу́сulus, uls various historical or modern Turkic or Mongolian regions
2Yakutулуусdistrict, raion
3Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
4Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →Every word from Yakut улуус →