Where does “хүрз” come from?

хүрз (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic kürjeg, from Proto-Turkic küre- — to shovel, rake up.

хүрз (Mongolian): shovel, spade

Definitions

  1. shovel, spade

Ancestry of “хүрз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolickürjeg
2Proto-Turkicküre-to shovel, rake up
Every word from Proto-Turkic küre-Every word from Proto-Mongolic kürjeg
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