Where does “давс” come from?

давс (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ, from Middle Mongolian ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠨ, from Proto-Mongolic dabusun — salt.

давс (Mongolian): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “давс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ—
2Middle Mongolianᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠨ—
3Proto-Mongolicdabusunsalt
Every word from Proto-Mongolic dabusun →Every word from Middle Mongolian ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠨ →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ →