Where does “ホーミー” come from?

ホーミー (Japanese) comes from Mongolian хөөмий, from Mongolian хөх, from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ, from Proto-Mongolic *köke, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

ホーミー (Japanese): khöömei throat singing; in reference to the Mongolian form

Definitions

  1. khöömei throat singing; in reference to the Mongolian form

Ancestry of “ホーミー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianхөөмийA style of throat singing, often accompanied by...
2Mongolianхөхblue; breast
3Mongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡblue
4Proto-Mongolic*kökeblue
5Proto-Turkic*kȫk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *köke →Every word from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ →