Where does “хөөч” come from?

хөөч (Kalmyk) comes from Kalmyk хөн, from Proto-Mongolic konïn, from Proto-Turkic kōñ.

хөөч (Kalmyk): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “хөөч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kalmykхөнsheep
2Proto-Mongolickonïn—
3Proto-Turkickōñ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kōñ →Every word from Proto-Mongolic konïn →Every word from Kalmyk хөн →