Where does “ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ” come from?

ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ (Manchu) comes from Manchu ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ, from Proto-Tungusic ńuŋun — six.

ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ (Manchu): the six directions – east, west, north, south, up and down

Definitions

  1. the six directions – east, west, north, south, up and down

Ancestry of “ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ”, step by step

ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manchu ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨsix
2Proto-Tungusicńuŋunsix

via Manchu ᠠᠴᠠᠨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᠠᠴᠠᠨconjunction; link
2Manchu᠊ᠨDerivative suffix used to form nouns from verbal stems
Every word from Proto-Tungusic ńuŋun →Every word from Manchu ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ →