Where does “ułus” come from?

ułus (Polish) comes from Russian улу́с, from Yakut улуус, from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

ułus (Polish): ulus

Definitions

  1. ulus

Ancestry of “ułus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianулу́сulus, uls various historical or modern Turkic or Mongolian regions
2Yakutулуусdistrict, raion
3Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
4Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →Every word from Yakut улуус →
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