Where does “уул” come from?

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

уул (Mongolian): mountain; tinder; a type of boots

Definitions

  1. mountain; tinder; a type of boots

Ancestry of “уул”, step by step

уул traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 烏拉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese烏拉a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed...
2Mongolianᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠmountain
3Proto-Mongolicaxula—

via Proto-Mongolic huxula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolichuxula—

Words derived from “уул”

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