Where does “тоншуул” come from?

тоншуул (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian уул, from Chinese 烏拉, from Mongolian ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ, from Proto-Mongolic axula.

тоншуул (Mongolian): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “тоншуул”, step by step

тоншуул traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian уул

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianуулmountain; tinder; a type of boots
2Chinese烏拉a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed...
3Mongolianᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠmountain
4Proto-Mongolicaxula—

via Mongolian тонших

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianтоншихto peck
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