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
Ancestry of “хүмүүс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Mongolian | ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠰ | — |
| 2 | Classical Mongolian | ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | *kümün | — |