Etymograph

English

Khalkha

Khalkha comes from Russian халха, and goes back to Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ.

  1. Classical Mongolianmodernᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠqalq-a
  2. Russianmodernхалха
  3. EnglishtodayKhalkha

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Classical Mongolianmodernᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠqalq-a
  2. Russianmodernхалха
  3. EnglishtodayKhalkha

Today it means

noun A member of a subgroup of Mongol people, constituting the bulk of the population of Mongolia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ / Khalkha