Where does “илжиг” come from?

илжиг (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic eljigen, from Proto-Turkic eĺčgek — donkey.

илжиг (Mongolian): donkey

Definitions

  1. donkey

Ancestry of “илжиг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongoliceljigendonkey
2Proto-Turkiceĺčgekdonkey
Every word from Proto-Turkic eĺčgek →Every word from Proto-Mongolic eljigen →