Where does “tugrik” come from?

tugrik (English) comes from Russian тугрик, from Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ, from Chinese 圓 — circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round.

tugrik (English): The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT,...

Definitions

  1. The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT,...

Ancestry of “tugrik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтугрикtugrik; any currency
2Mongolianᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ—
3Chinese圓circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round
Every word from Chinese 圓 →Every word from Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ →Every word from Russian тугрик →