Where does “Зүүнгар” come from?

Зүүнгар (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian зүүн, from Proto-Mongolic jexün.

Зүүнгар (Mongolian): the Dzungars

Definitions

  1. the Dzungars

Ancestry of “Зүүнгар”, step by step

Зүүнгар traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian зүүн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianзүүнeast; left; east, eastern
2Proto-Mongolicjexün—

via Mongolian гар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianгарarm, hand; handmade; hand-held
2Proto-Tungusicgarabranch, bough

via Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠭᠠᠷ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠭᠠᠷ—
Every word from Proto-Mongolic jexün →Every word from Mongolian зүүн →