Where does “шигшүүр” come from?

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

шигшүүр (Mongolian): sieve, riddle

Definitions

  1. sieve, riddle

Ancestry of “шигшүүр”, 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 →