Where does “луу” come from?

луу (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠤᠤ, from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇, from Chinese 龍, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bruŋ ~ m-bruk — thunder.

луу (Mongolian): dragon; phonologically conditioned form of руу

Definitions

  1. dragon; phonologically conditioned form of руу

Ancestry of “луу”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠯᠤᠤ—
2Old Turkic𐰠𐰇dragon
3Chinese龍dragon
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*m-bruŋ ~ m-brukthunder

Words derived from “луу”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bruŋ ~ m-bruk →Every word from Chinese 龍 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇 →