English
Gobi
Gobi comes from Mongolian Говь, and goes back to Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ.
- Classical Mongolianmodernᠭᠣᠪᠢ
- MongolianmodernГовьGovʹ
- Englishearliest quotation 1901Gobi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Mongolianmodernᠭᠣᠪᠢ
- MongolianmodernГовьGovʹ
- Englishearliest quotation 1901Gobi
Earliest quotation: 1901, Science and Industry: “In winter the thermometer on the Mongolian plateau sometimes…”
Every English word from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ
Today it means
name A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ / Gobi