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Kyrgyz
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yōl. Cognate to Southern Altai јолоор (ǰoloor, “to fit”)
Verb
жолоо • (joloo)
- to fit
References
- Sevortjan, E. V., Levitskaja, L. S. (1989) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow: Nauka, page 29
Mongolian
Noun
жолоо • (žoloo) (Mongolian spelling ᠵᠢᠯᠤᠭᠤ (ǰiluɣu))
- rein
- rudder
- steering wheel
Descendants
- →? Persian: جلو (jelow, “front; rein”)
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