Where does “теңге” come from?

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

теңге (Kazakh): tenge

Definitions

  1. tenge

Ancestry of “теңге”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
2Middle Chinese等—

Words derived from “теңге”

Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →