Where does “мөр” come from?

мөр (Mongolian) comes from Arabic مهر, from Middle Persian mwdl.

мөр (Mongolian): shoulder; shoulders; blunt side

Definitions

  1. shoulder; shoulders; blunt side

Ancestry of “мөр”, step by step

мөр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مهر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمهرto settle a dowry for; to stamp; to imprint
2Middle Persianmwdl—

via Proto-Mongolic möre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicmöreshoulder

Words derived from “мөр”

Every word from Middle Persian mwdl →Every word from Arabic مهر →