Where does “улс” come from?

улс (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋, from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

улс (Mongolian): state, country, nation, polity, commonwealth;...

Definitions

  1. state, country, nation, polity, commonwealth;...

Ancestry of “улс”, step by step

улс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Mongolian ᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋—
2Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
3Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute

via Proto-Turkic ulu-ĺ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkiculu-ĺcountry, city

Words derived from “улс”

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