Where does “ولس” come from?

ولس (Pashto) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋, from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

Ancestry of “ولس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Mongolianᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋—
2Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
3Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute

Words derived from “ولس”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋ →
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