FromProto-Mongolic*köbci, compareEast Yugurgöbce.
хөвч• (xövč) (Mongolian spellingᠬᠥᠪᠴᠢ(köbči))
Cognate withBuryatхүбшэ(xübše),Kalmykкөвч(kövç).
хөвч• (xövč)