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Where does “шанаа” come from?

шанаа (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic sïnaxa — temple, cheek.

шанаа (Mongolian): cheekbone, cheek region; temple

Definitions

  1. cheekbone, cheek region; temple

Ancestry of “шанаа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicsïnaxatemple, cheek
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