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Where does “жимс” come from?

жимс (Mongolian) comes from Middle Mongolian ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ, from Common Turkic yẹ̄miš, from Proto-Turkic yẹ̄miĺč, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

жимс (Mongolian): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “жимс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Mongolianᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ—
2Common Turkicyẹ̄miš—
3Proto-Turkicyẹ̄miĺčfruit; vegetable, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “жимс”

  • жимслэг
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