Where does “хөөмейлээр” come from?
хөөмейлээр (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan Хөөмей, from Mongolian хөөмий, from Mongolian хөх, from Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ, from Proto-Mongolic *köke, from Proto-Turkic *kȫk.
хөөмейлээр (Tuvan): to sing in khoomei, throat sing
Definitions
- to sing in khoomei, throat sing
Ancestry of “хөөмейлээр”, step by step
хөөмейлээр traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tuvan Хөөмей
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvan | Хөөмей | khoomei (traditional Tuvan throat singing) |
| 2 | Mongolian | хөөмий | A style of throat singing, often accompanied by... |
| 3 | Mongolian | хөх | blue; breast |
| 4 | Mongolian | ᠬᠥᠬᠡ | blue |
| 5 | Proto-Mongolic | *köke | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *kȫk | — |
via Tuvan ле
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvan | ле | — |