Where does “төмөр зам” come from?
төмөр зам (Mongolian) comes from Chinese 鐵路, from German Eisenbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô.
төмөр зам (Mongolian): railway
Definitions
- railway
Ancestry of “төмөр зам”, step by step
төмөр зам traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 鐵路
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 鐵路 | railroad; railway |
| 2 | German | Eisenbahn | railway, railroad; train |
| 3 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Russian желе́зная доро́га
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | желе́зная доро́га | railway, railroad (track or system) |