Where does “ホーメイ” come from?

ホーメイ (Japanese) comes from Tuvan Хөөмей, from Mongolian хөөмий, from Mongolian хөх, from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ, from Proto-Mongolic *köke, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

ホーメイ (Japanese): khöömei throat singing; in reference to the Tuvan form

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “ホーメイ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TuvanХөөмейkhoomei (traditional Tuvan throat singing)
2MongolianхөөмийA style of throat singing, often accompanied by...
3Mongolianхөхblue; breast
4Mongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡblue
5Proto-Mongolic*kökeblue
6Proto-Turkic*kȫk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *köke →Every word from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ →