Where does “хүхэр” come from?

хүхэр (Mongolian) comes from Persian گوگرد, from Middle Persian gwklt' — sulphur.

хүхэр (Mongolian): sulphur, sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulphur, sulfur

Ancestry of “хүхэр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگوگردsulphur, sulfur
2Middle Persiangwklt'sulphur

Words derived from “хүхэр”

Every word from Middle Persian gwklt' →Every word from Persian گوگرد →
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