Where does “Монгол” come from?

Монгол (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Монгол (Mongolian): a Mongol, a Mongolian

Definitions

  1. a Mongol, a Mongolian

Ancestry of “Монгол”, step by step

Монгол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯMongol, Mongolian
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Middle Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Mongolianᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ—
2Middle Mongolianᠮᠣᠩᠬᠤᠯ—

Words derived from “Монгол”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →