Where does “улу́с” come from?

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

улу́с (Russian): ulus, uls various historical or modern Turkic or Mongolian regions

Definitions

  1. ulus, uls various historical or modern Turkic or Mongolian regions

Ancestry of “улу́с”, step by step

улу́с traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yakut улуус

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutулуусdistrict, raion
2Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
3Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute

via Proto-Turkic ulu-ĺ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkiculu-ĺcountry, city

Words derived from “улу́с”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →Every word from Yakut улуус →