Talk:Солонгос

Reason behind the etymology
Can the reason why this country is named "Rainbow" be added to the etymology section? 173.88.246.138 17:52, 25 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Солонгос does not mean rainbow
 * Солонго is the word for rainbow Ruboaw (talk) 09:44, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

could someone please add sources to the down mentioned information?

"From Middle Mongolian 莎郎合思 (Солонгос, “Goryeo”). Compare Jurchen solgor (“Goryeo”) (whence Manchu ᠰᠣᠯᡥᠣ (“Korea”) and borrowed as Mongolian Солго (Solgo, “Korea”)), Old Turkic 𐰲𐰇𐰞𐰍𐰞‎ (čölgl, “Silla”), Chinese 新羅 (MC siɪn lɑ, “Silla”) and Japanese 新羅しらき (shiraki, “Silla”)."