Where does “хуур” come from?

хуур (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic kuxur, from Proto-Turkic kopuŕ — a kind of lute.

хуур (Mongolian): fiddle, violin; musical instrument, string...

Definitions

  1. fiddle, violin; musical instrument, string...

Ancestry of “хуур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolickuxurlute
2Proto-Turkickopuŕa kind of lute
Every word from Proto-Turkic kopuŕEvery word from Proto-Mongolic kuxur