<< HCarteau:
> Last but not least, yurt is the russian word, out of fashion now.
Russian, but ultimately Turkish in origin, It Sez Here. *pats dictionary affectionately* No signs of anything actually Mongolian, it must be said.>>
Turkic, rather than Turkish, claims my dictionary. Which puts it a *lot* closer to the Mongols...
Trotsky
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