Where does “хум” come from?

хум (Khakas) comes from Proto-Turkic Kum — sand.

хум (Khakas): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “хум”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicKumsand
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kum
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