Where does “ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ” come from?
ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (Manchu) comes from Manchu ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ, from Manchu ᠵᡠᠸᡝ, from Jurchen dʒo, from Proto-Tungusic *ʒȫr — two.
ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (Manchu): the 12 earthly branches
Definitions
- the 12 earthly branches
Ancestry of “ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchu | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ | twelve |
| 2 | Manchu | ᠵᡠᠸᡝ | two |
| 3 | Jurchen | dʒo | two |
| 4 | Proto-Tungusic | *ʒȫr | two |