Where does “uluus” come from?

uluus (Finnish) comes from Yakut улуус, from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

uluus (Finnish): ulus

Definitions

  1. ulus

Ancestry of “uluus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutулуусdistrict, raion
2Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
3Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →Every word from Yakut улуус →