Where does “царай” come from?
царай (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ, from Middle Mongolian ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ, from Proto-Mongolic *čïraï.
царай (Mongolian): face; countenance; characteristic
Definitions
- face; countenance; characteristic
Ancestry of “царай”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Mongolian | ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ | — |
| 2 | Middle Mongolian | ᠴᠢᠷᠠᠢ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | *čïraï | — |