Where does “мэргэжилтэн” come from?
мэргэжилтэн (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian -тан, from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠨ, from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠢ.
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Ancestry of “мэргэжилтэн”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Mongolian | -тан | Forms nouns denoting possessor of the base term |
| 2 | Classical Mongolian | -ᠲᠠᠨ | — |
| 3 | Classical Mongolian | -ᠲᠠᠢ | — |