Where does “ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ” come from?

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

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (Manchu): twenty-four

Definitions

  1. twenty-four

Ancestry of “ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ”, step by step

ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manchu ᠣᡵᡳᠨ

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

via Manchu ᡩᡠᡳᠨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᡩᡠᡳᠨ—
2Jurchenduwinfour (4)
3Proto-Tungusic*dügin—
Every word from Proto-Tungusic *xorin →Every word from Jurchen orin →Every word from Manchu ᠣᡵᡳᠨ →