Where does “зээ” come from?

зээ (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic jexe, from Proto-Turkic yegen, from Proto-Turkic *yegin.

зээ (Mongolian): sister or daughter's child; indicates...

Definitions

  1. sister or daughter's child; indicates...

Ancestry of “зээ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicjexe—
2Proto-Turkicyegennephew
3Proto-Turkic*yegin—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yegin →Every word from Proto-Turkic yegen →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jexe →