Where does “хүмүүс” come from?

хүмүүс (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠰ, from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ, from Proto-Mongolic *kümün.

хүмүүс (Mongolian): plural of хүн

Definitions

  1. plural of хүн

Ancestry of “хүмүүс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠬᠦᠮᠦᠰ—
2Classical Mongolianᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ—
3Proto-Mongolic*kümün—
Every word from Proto-Mongolic *kümün →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠰ →