Where does “үс” come from?

үс (Mongolian) comes from Proto-Mongolic hüsün, from Ottoman Turkish حسن, from Arabic حُسْن.

үс (Mongolian): hair; pile, nap; mold, mildew

Definitions

  1. hair; pile, nap; mold, mildew

Ancestry of “үс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolichüsünhair
2Ottoman Turkishحسن—
3Arabicحُسْن—
Every word from Arabic حُسْن →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حسن →Every word from Proto-Mongolic hüsün →