Where does “үшкү” come from?

үшкү (Tuvan) comes from Tuvan үш, from Proto-Turkic üč — three.

үшкү (Tuvan): third

Definitions

  1. third

Ancestry of “үшкү”, step by step

үшкү traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan үш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanүшthree
2Proto-Turkicüčthree

via Tuvan кү

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanкү
Every word from Proto-Turkic üčEvery word from Tuvan үш