Where does “аймшиг” come from?

аймшиг (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian айх, from Proto-Mongolic ayu-.

аймшиг (Mongolian): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “аймшиг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianайхto fear, to be afraid of
2Proto-Mongolicayu-—
Every word from Proto-Mongolic ayu- →Every word from Mongolian айх →
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