Mongolian
/mɒŋˈɡəʊ.li.ən/noun
Relating to Mongolia, its people, or their languages.
Did you know?The English word comes through late Latin and Russian forms used by outsiders to label the Mongols, not from a native Mongolian self-name, which is why the modern word is a historical tag from contact and conquest.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval period
Middle Mongolian
Mongγol
“The ethnonym of the Mongol people”
13th Century
Latin
Mongolus
“A Mongol person, as recorded by European writers”
16th–18th Century
European languages
Mongol / Mongole
“The Mongols and things associated with them”
19th Century
English
Mongolian
“Pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols”
Modern English
English
Mongolian
“Relating to Mongolia, its people, language, or culture”