көмүс

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kümüĺ ~ *gümüĺ (“silver”). The lowering of *ü to /ø/ is irregular. Compare Kyrgyz күмүш (kümüş).

Furthermore, SakhaTyla glosses this word in Russian as "серебро (serebro); золото (zoloto)", and in English as "that which has been buried; gold, silver". If true, this would suggest a link with көм (köm, “to bury”).

Noun

көмүс • (kömüs)

1. (chemistry) silver, gold

See also

Minerals in Yakut · минераллар (minerallar)(layout · text)
Stone	stone: таас (taas)	Iron	iron: тимир (timir)	Silver	silver: үрүҥ көмүс (ürüŋ kömüs)
Gold	gold: кыһыл көмүс (kïhïl kömüs)	Copper	copper: алтан (altan)	Chalk	chalk: миэл (miel)
Coal	coal: көмөр (kömör)	Salt	salt: туус (tuus)	Lead	lead: сибиниэс (sibinies)