Where does “тэмцээн” come from?

тэмцээн (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian -аан, from Mongolian -аа, from Proto-Mongolic -xan — Forms denominal nouns.

тэмцээн (Mongolian): competition; tournament

Definitions

  1. competition; tournament

Ancestry of “тэмцээн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolian-аанforms nouns with unpredictable semantics out of...
2Mongolian-ааThe imperfective participle suffix; alternative...
3Proto-Mongolic-xanForms denominal nouns
Every word from Proto-Mongolic -xan →Every word from Mongolian -аан →Every word from Mongolian -аа →