Where does “өөрчлөлт” come from?
өөрчлөлт (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian өөрчлөх, from Mongolian өөр, from Proto-Mongolic öxer, from Proto-Mongolic öpen.
өөрчлөлт (Mongolian): change
Ancestry of “өөрчлөлт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Mongolian | өөрчлөх | to alter, to transform; to try differently |
| 2 | Mongolian | өөр | self; other than, besides; other |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | öxer | The reflexive pronoun |
| 4 | Proto-Mongolic | öpen | — |