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Where does “ᠨᡳᡵᡠ” come from?

ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (Manchu) comes from Proto-Mongolic sumun, from Latin summum, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (Manchu): a big arrow; a basic unit of a banner army

Definitions

  1. a big arrow; a basic unit of a banner army

Ancestry of “ᠨᡳᡵᡠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicsumunarrow
2Latinsummumtop; summit; nominative neuter singular of summus
3Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
4Proto-Italicsupemos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ᠨᡳᡵᡠ”

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