Where does “хөдөлгүүр” come from?

хөдөлгүүр (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian -уур, from Proto-Mongolic -xür, from Proto-Mongolic -pur.

хөдөлгүүр (Mongolian): engine, motor

Definitions

  1. engine, motor

Ancestry of “хөдөлгүүр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolian-уурforms instrument nouns out of verbs; Uses spatial...
2Proto-Mongolic-xür—
3Proto-Mongolic-pur—
Every word from Proto-Mongolic -pur →Every word from Mongolian -уур →Every word from Proto-Mongolic -xür →