Kalmyk

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *γosun, itself from the root *γotu-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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һосн (ğosn) (Clear script spelling ᡎᡆᠰᡇᠨ (ɣosun), plural һосд)

  1. boot, shoe, footwear

References

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  • Этимологический словарь монгольских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Mongolian Languages] (in Russian), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015