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
- A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army; A...
Ancestry of “toman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | تومان | toman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,... |
| 2 | Mongolian | түмэн | ten thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tümen | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 萬 | — |