Mongolian эзэн

← Evenki эды̄ (cognate)

← Kazakh ие (cognate)

← Dongxiang ezhen (cognate)

← Proto-Turkic *idi (derived)

← Proto-Tungusic *ədī (cognate)

← Proto-Mongolic *ejen (inherited)

→ Nivkh ыс (cognate)

→ Nivkh ызӈ (cognate)

→ Turkish iye (cognate)

→ Tuvan ээ (cognate)