Where does “tenge” come from?

tenge (English) comes from Kazakh теңге, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

tenge (English): The basic monetary unit of Kazakhstan; subdivided...

Definitions

  1. The basic monetary unit of Kazakhstan; subdivided...

Ancestry of “tenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтеңгеtenge
2Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
3Middle Chinese等—
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Kazakh теңге →