Where does “уһун” come from?

уһун (Yakut) comes from Proto-Mongolic usun, from Proto-Mongolic -sun — Noun-forming suffix.

уһун (Yakut): long, tall

Definitions

  1. long, tall

Ancestry of “уһун”, step by step

уһун traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mongolic usun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicusunwater
2Proto-Mongolic-sunNoun-forming suffix

via Proto-Turkic jüŕ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicjüŕ-to swim, float; to peel off , to skin
Every word from Proto-Mongolic -sun →Every word from Proto-Mongolic usun →