Where does “үндэстэн” come from?

үндэстэн (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian -тан, from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠨ, from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠢ.

үндэстэн (Mongolian): nation

Definitions

  1. nation

Ancestry of “үндэстэн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolian-танForms nouns denoting possessor of the base term
2Classical Mongolian-ᠲᠠᠨ—
3Classical Mongolian-ᠲᠠᠢ—
Every word from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠢ →Every word from Mongolian -тан →Every word from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠨ →