Where does “ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ” come from?

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (Manchu) comes from Manchu ᠣᡵᡳᠨ, from Jurchen orin, from Proto-Tungusic *xorin — twenty, 20.

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (Manchu): twenty-six

Definitions

  1. twenty-six

Ancestry of “ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ”, step by step

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manchu ᠣᡵᡳᠨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᠣᡵᡳᠨtwenty
2Jurchenorin—
3Proto-Tungusic*xorintwenty, 20

via Manchu ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨsix
2Proto-Tungusicńuŋunsix
Every word from Proto-Tungusic *xorin →Every word from Jurchen orin →Every word from Manchu ᠣᡵᡳᠨ →