Where does “хөөмей” come from?

хөөмей (Tuvan) comes from Mongolian хөөмий, from Mongolian хөх, from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ, from Proto-Mongolic *köke, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.

хөөмей (Tuvan): khoomei

Definitions

  1. khoomei

Ancestry of “хөөмей”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianхөөмийA style of throat singing, often accompanied by...
2Mongolianхөхblue; breast
3Mongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡblue
4Proto-Mongolic*kökeblue
5Proto-Turkic*kȫk—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kȫk →Every word from Proto-Mongolic *köke →Every word from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ →