Where does “хулуу” come from?
хулуу (Mongolian) comes from Chinese 葫蘆, from English full, from Middle English fúl, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
хулуу (Mongolian): pumpkin, squash; gourd, calabash
Definitions
- pumpkin, squash; gourd, calabash
Ancestry of “хулуу”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 葫蘆 | bottle gourd; calabash; full house |
| 2 | English | full | Containing the maximum possible amount that can... |
| 3 | Middle English | fúl | — |
| 4 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |