Where does “tumen” come from?
tumen (English) comes from Turkish tümen, from Persian تومان, from Mongolian түмэн, from Proto-Turkic *tümen, from Middle Chinese 萬.
Ancestry of “tumen”, step by step
tumen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish tümen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | tümen | a large number or quantity |
| 2 | Persian | تومان | toman, a former unit of currency of Iran; toman,... |
| 3 | Mongolian | түмэн | ten thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tümen | A countless number or multitude (of specified things), a myriad |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 萬 | — |
via Chinese 圖們
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 圖們 | — |
| 2 | Manchu | ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ ᠰᡝᡴᡳᠶᡝᠨ | ten thousand + river source |