Where does “ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ” come from?

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

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (Manchu): twenty-eight

Definitions

  1. twenty-eight

Ancestry of “ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ”, step by step

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manchu ᠣᡵᡳᠨ

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

via Manchu ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ

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