Where does “жимслэг” come from?
жимслэг (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian жимс, from Middle Mongolian ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ, from Common Turkic yẹ̄miš, from Proto-Turkic yẹ̄miĺč, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
жимслэг (Mongolian): fruit-bearing, abundant in fruit; orchard
Definitions
- fruit-bearing, abundant in fruit; orchard
Ancestry of “жимслэг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Mongolian | жимс | fruit |
| 2 | Middle Mongolian | ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰ | — |
| 3 | Common Turkic | yẹ̄miš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | yẹ̄miĺč | fruit; vegetable, fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |