Where does “Улуг-Хем” come from?

Улуг-Хем (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan улуг, from Proto-Turkic ulug — big, great, grown-up; big, great.

Ancestry of “Улуг-Хем”, step by step

Улуг-Хем traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan улуг

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanулугbig, large
2Proto-Turkiculugbig, great, grown-up; big, great

via Tuvan хем

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanхемriver
Every word from Proto-Turkic ulug →Every word from Tuvan улуг →