Where does “улуу” come from?

улуу (Kyrgyz) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠤᠤ, from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇, from Chinese 龍, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bruŋ ~ m-bruk — thunder.

улуу (Kyrgyz): great

Definitions

  1. great

Ancestry of “улуу”, step by step

улуу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Mongolian ᠯᠤᠤ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠯᠤᠤ—
2Old Turkic𐰠𐰇dragon
3Chinese龍dragon
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*m-bruŋ ~ m-brukthunder

via Proto-Turkic ulug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great

Words derived from “улуу”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bruŋ ~ m-bruk →Every word from Chinese 龍 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇 →