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Where does “хумс” come from?

хумс (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic kïmusun, from Proto-Mongolic -sun.

хумс (Mongolian): nails; claws, talons; clove

Definitions

  1. nails; claws, talons; clove

Ancestry of “хумс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolickïmusunnail, claw
2Proto-Mongolic-sun—
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