Where does “монгольский” come from?
монгольский (Russian) comes from Russian монго́л, from Mongolian Монгол, from Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
монгольский (Russian): Mongolian relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures
Definitions
- Mongolian relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures
Ancestry of “монгольский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | монго́л | Mongol, Mongolian (person) |
| 2 | Mongolian | Монгол | a Mongol, a Mongolian |
| 3 | Mongolian | ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ | Mongol, Mongolian |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |