Where does “ᠠᠮᠪᠠ” come from?

ᠠᠮᠪᠠ (Manchu) comes from English amban, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ᠠᠮᠪᠠ (Manchu): big; large

Definitions

  1. big; large

Ancestry of “ᠠᠮᠪᠠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishambanA Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷen-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen- →Every word from English amban →