Where does “тең” come from?

тең (Kazakh) comes from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

тең (Kazakh): equal

Definitions

  1. equal

Ancestry of “тең”, step by step

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