Where does “алтгана” come from?

алтгана (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian алтан, from Middle Mongol ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ, from Proto-Mongolic altan, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

алтгана (Mongolian): Caragana leucophloea

Definitions

  1. Caragana leucophloea

Ancestry of “алтгана”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianалтанoblique of алт; golden
2Middle Mongolᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨgolden
3Proto-Mongolicaltangold
4Proto-Turkicaltungold
Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →Every word from Proto-Mongolic altan →Every word from Middle Mongol ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ →