Where does “өңтаңба” come from?

өңтаңба (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh таңба, from Common Turkic tamga.

өңтаңба (Kazakh): emoticon

Definitions

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Ancestry of “өңтаңба”, step by step

өңтаңба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh таңба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhтаңбаcharacter, symbol, mark, sign
2Common Turkictamga—

via Kazakh өң

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhөңfront
2Proto-Turkicöŋfront, colour
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