Where does “ᠭᠠᠯ” come from?

ᠭᠠᠯ (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠠᠯ, from Middle Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯ, from Proto-Mongolic gal — fire.

ᠭᠠᠯ (Mongolian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ᠭᠠᠯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠭᠠᠯ—
2Middle Mongolianᠬᠠᠯ—
3Proto-Mongolicgalfire
Every word from Proto-Mongolic gal →Every word from Middle Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯ →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠠᠯ →