Where does “их тэрбум” come from?

их тэрбум (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian их, from English yeke, from Classical Persian یَکَّه.

их тэрбум (Mongolian): ten billion

Definitions

  1. ten billion

Ancestry of “их тэрбум”, step by step

их тэрбум traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian их

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianихbig, considerable, grand, great; hearty, jolly,...
2EnglishyekeA cuckoo
3Classical Persianیَکَّه—

via Mongolian тэрбум

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianтэрбумbillion
Every word from Classical Persian یَکَّه →Every word from English yeke →Every word from Mongolian их →