Where does “toman” come from?

toman (English) comes from Persian تومان, from Mongolian түмэн, from Proto-Turkic *tümen, from Middle Chinese 萬.

toman (English): A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army; A...

Definitions

  1. A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army; A...

Ancestry of “toman”, step by step

toman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تومان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتومانtoman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,...
2Mongolianтүмэнten thousand
3Proto-Turkic*tümenA countless number or multitude (of specified things), a myriad
4Middle Chinese萬—

via Irish toman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtomansmall hill, hillock
2Irishtombush, shrub; clump, tuft, tussock; Alternative...
3Old Irishtombush, tuft; hillock, knoll
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