Where does “эрдэмтэн” come from?

эрдэмтэн (Mongolian) comes from Mongolian -тан, from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠨ, from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠢ.

эрдэмтэн (Mongolian): scholar, scientist

Definitions

  1. scholar, scientist

Ancestry of “эрдэмтэн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolian-танForms nouns denoting possessor of the base term
2Classical Mongolian-ᠲᠠᠨ—
3Classical Mongolian-ᠲᠠᠢ—
Every word from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠢ →Every word from Mongolian -тан →Every word from Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠨ →