Where does “шүлэг” come from?

шүлэг (Mongolian) comes from Buryat ᠰᠢᠯᠦᠭ, from Sanskrit श्लोक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

шүлэг (Mongolian): poem

Definitions

  1. poem

Ancestry of “шүлэг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Buryatᠰᠢᠯᠦᠭpoetry
2Sanskritश्लोकsound; noise, call, voice; praise, hymn of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśláwkas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śláwkas
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