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Where does “mongoli” come from?

mongoli (Finnish) comes from Russian монго́л, from Mongolian Монгол, from Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mongoli (Finnish): Mongol; Mongolian language

Definitions

  1. Mongol; Mongolian language

Ancestry of “mongoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмонго́л—
2MongolianМонгол—
3MongolianᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯMongol, Mongolian
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mongoli”

  • mongoliläiskä
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