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Where does “хонь” come from?

хонь (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic konïn, from Proto-Turkic kōñ.

хонь (Mongolian): sheep; a submissive person; year of the sheep,...

Definitions

  1. sheep; a submissive person; year of the sheep,...

Ancestry of “хонь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolickonïn—
2Proto-Turkickōñ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kōñ →