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Mongols legacy
- 7. Mongolian influence on Russian
амбар ambar barn
базар bazar bazaar
деньги den’gi money
лошадь loshad‘ horse
сундук sunduk truck, chest
таможня tamozhnya customs
Mongolian influence on Chinese
胭脂 yanzhi (=Rouge, red make-up) -> Xiongnu
胡同 hutong -> mongolian "gudum"
蘑菇 mogu (fungus) -> mongolian "moku"
俄羅斯 / 俄罗斯 eluosi (russian) -> mongolian "oros"
and some persian:
獅 / 狮, shī (Lion) -> persian "sher/shir"
葡萄 putao (grape) -> persian "bataka, budawa / bada, bade"