Where does “хар гэр” come from?

хар гэр (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian хар, from Proto-Mongolic kara, from Turkic kara.

хар гэр (Mongolian): jail, prison

Definitions

  1. jail, prison

Ancestry of “хар гэр”, step by step

хар гэр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian хар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianхарblack
2Proto-Mongolickarablack
3Turkickara

via Mongolian гэр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianгэрyurt, ger; house
Every word from Turkic karaEvery word from Proto-Mongolic karaEvery word from Mongolian хар