The Eljigin people are a Khalkha Mongolian sub-ethnic group. They live in

Zavhan province Zavkhan (; mn, Завхан, Zawhan, ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country, 1,104 km from Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Uliastai. The aimag is named after the Zavkhan River, which forms the border be ...

. The name sounds similar to Mongolian word "el" for "this" and to Turkic word " tegin" for "lord"

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