Where does “モンゴル” come from?

モンゴル (Japanese) comes from Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

モンゴル (Japanese): Mongolia

Definitions

  1. Mongolia

Ancestry of “モンゴル”, step by step

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

Words derived from “モンゴル

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus
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